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Date:      Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:56:56 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 291461] 15.0 doesn't boot in UEFI on HPE MicroServer/iLO
Message-ID:  <bug-291461-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 291461
           Summary: 15.0 doesn't boot in UEFI on HPE MicroServer/iLO
           Product: Base System
           Version: 15.0-STABLE
          Hardware: amd64
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: mark@markshroyer.com

The 15.0 USB install media fails to boot on my HPE MicroServer Gen10 Plus while
accessing the console over iLO: The loader runs, but when I choose "Boot
Installer" (or "Boot Single user"), it prints only the following before the
server instantaneously reboots:

---
Loading kernel...
/boot/kernel/kernel text=0x1865e8 text=0xdbf5d4 text=0x4474db data=0x180+0xe80
data=0x1972e0+0x468d20 0x8+0x1949a0+0x8+0x1b90eb|
Loading configured modules...
can't find '/etc/hostid'
can't find '/boot/entropy'
staging 0x57800000 (not copying) tramp 0x6f5fe000 PT4 0x6f5f5000
Start @ 0xffffffff80387000 ...
Loading splash ok
EFI framebuffer information:
addr, size     0x84000000, 0x300000
dimensions     1024 x 768
stride         1024
masks          0x00ff0000, 0x0000ff00, 0x000000ff, 0xff000000
---

Another user on the forums reports the same problem after upgrading their
MicroServer:
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/15-0-install-media-not-booting-on-hpe-microserver-gen10-plus.100566/post-730590

Things I've found experimenting with this:

- It boots in BIOS mode.
- copy_staging disable has no effect.
- Setting console="comconsole" works if I have a virtual serial port attached.
And not only does that provide a functioning serial console, but the iLO
console works too in that case.
- Setting console="eficom" seems to work intermittently?

The 14.3 install media boots fine for me.  I'm running the latest available
system firmware (U48 v3.70) and iLO 5 (3.17) on this machine.

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