Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:48:13 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 215143] FreeBSD 11 install cd does not boot on macpro1,1 (32-bit efi) Message-ID: <bug-215143-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D215143 Bug ID: 215143 Summary: FreeBSD 11 install cd does not boot on macpro1,1 (32-bit efi) Product: Base System Version: 11.0-RELEASE Hardware: amd64 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: holindho@saunalahti.fi CC: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org CC: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org None of the install cd images (amd64) boot on a macpro1,1, which has, unsupported, 32-bit EFI. 10.3 non-uefi images can be booted on the same sys= tem. The problem is that FreeBSD does not support 32-bit EFI and the new mixed E= FI / BIOS image confuses the Apple boot process and it ends up offering a choice between the boot types, but the chooser feature appears to be incomplete in Apple's implementation (a screen with "Choose boot type.. and choices 1. and 2., neither which can be selected). I built a new release CD without the EFI parts by basically commenting out = the EFI creation bits in amd64/mkisoimages.sh script and following the example release build process from man release 7. The resulting bios-only amd64 boot image can be booted on the macpro, but it gets stuck at "Trying to mount ro= ot from cd9660...". Again, the 10.3 images work.=20 Apparently, something has changed in FreeBSD 11 that causes it not to find = the root fs from the CD. Possibly related issue at #214582. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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