Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:22:24 -0700 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Anders Bolt-Evensen <andersbo87@icloud.com>, huanghwh@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uefi boot on Apple Mac Message-ID: <53C16ED0.2000604@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <53C10945.4020003@icloud.com> References: <CAB8uncZ5CGiCQexVVKn9fDkX_wug5WBmiXSs0JgQ6O60dWePbg@mail.gmail.com> <537DFD85.1090903@icloud.com> <CAG3jReJpOFaM-eL6kjYQY=xR=1CpnzY3_FNtxq3xRsqzuY7PUg@mail.gmail.com> <CAB8uncYm4uhr6fGasmyDhBaAzAbqmiGU_iGqBsajvcEvF1QPbg@mail.gmail.com> <CAG3jReKuB-Z-PDf6jrLF8WeqTLce30E6j3yp0OmbMuB3sxPydQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPyFy2BmQtyuzwLz9z6uwi%2BC6LTCyWcbBKo_k-t3q%2BDwm_bi8w@mail.gmail.com> <CAB8uncai=hiVYibrAvDCEqWN-UdLSpgUxQLC=3Wtvo5vHmfbvw@mail.gmail.com> <53C10945.4020003@icloud.com>
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I'd point out that, as of last week, the standard -CURRENT ISOs (and generate-release.sh script) make EFI-bootable media by default. All the snapshots should have this done already, for instance. -Nathan On 07/12/14 03:09, Anders Bolt-Evensen wrote: > I also got a message like that when I booted from a USB stick on a > MacBookPro8,3 (17 inch, late 2011). > > I fixed it by creating a custom ISO image and burned that onto a DVD > using an external DVD drive. > The UEFI installer boots fine from this external DVD drive. > > Here is how I did it: > > Genereste an ISO with the FreeBSD-CURRENT kernel, mount the ISO and > copy all files from the root directory in the ISO and unmount > > cd /usr/src/release > > sh ./generate-release.sh # You may have to run “make buildworld” > and be connected to the internet to install required ports. > > mount -t cd9660 /scratch/R/release/FreeBSD-something-disc1.iso /mnt > > mkdir freebsd_generic_installer > #Files copied to the directory in the next command will be copied > to a new ISO in step 3 > > cp -R /mnt/ freebsd_generic_installer/ > > umount /mnt > 2. Create a FAT filesystem image and place the loader in it in the > default path that UEFI will look for (the following steps are copied > from https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI#CD.2FDVD_Boot_under_UEFI): > > dd if=/dev/zero of=efiboot.img bs=4k count=100 > > mdconfig -a -t vnode -f efiboot.img > > newfs_msdos -F 12 -m 0xf8 /dev/md0 > > mount -t msdosfs /dev/md0 /mnt > > mkdir -p /mnt/efi/boot > > cp loader.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi > > umount /mnt > > mdconfig -d -u 0 > > 3. Create the custom ISO image. Please make sure that the entry in > freebsd_generic_installer/etc/fstab matches the label you choose in > the command below. > > makefs -t cd9660 -o bootimage='i386;efiboot.img' -o no-emul-boot > -o rockridge -o label=“FREEBSD_UEFI_INSTALL" -o publisher="test" > uefi-test.iso freebsd_generic_installer/ > > To get the example in the command above to work, please make sure that > the entry in freebsd_generic_installer/etc/fstab reads > "/dev/iso9660/FREEBSD_UEFI_INSTALL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > > 4. Burn the image to DVD, reboot your system and choose “EFI Boot”. > Note that unless you are using a EFI console like rEFIt or rEFInd, you > may have to kind of wait a couple of minutes while the kernel is > loading before anything appears on the screen. > > > On 04/07/14 16:34, Huang Wen Hui wrote: >> Hi, >> On my MacbookPro11,3, I got this error message: >> >> http://sw.gddsn.org.cn/freebsd/uefi.jpg >> >> cheers, >> >> Huang WenHui >> >> 2014-07-04 22:13 GMT+08:00 Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>: >> >>> On 24 May 2014 19:39, Rafael Espíndola <rafael.espindola@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Yes, I got that in the mac laptops I tried, it worked on a Mac Pro. It >>>> might be the frame buffer corruption that Ed Maste was mentioning. >>> I purchased a new MacBook Air yesterday (model identifier >>> MacBookAir6,2). UEFI boot and vt(4) worked correctly. (My image >>> included Rafael's patch; I haven't tried a boot without.) >>> >>> I also committed a change to display the framebuffer parameters >>> (address, dimensions, etc.) on boot, in order to help identify the >>> source of this issue. If you have a moment can you build a new USB >>> stick image and give it a try? >>> >>> -Ed >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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