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Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD under UEFI x86-64 hardware
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On 09 Mar 2015, at 17:12, JCA <1.41421@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have just started looking into what is involved in booting FreeBSD
> on UEFI-based x86-64 hardware. I was wondering if anybody in this
> group could provide some pointers where to start. I am interested in
> the FreeBSD boot code under UEFI in general, with a particular
> emphasis on how the FreeBSD loader exploits the secure boot
> capabilities supported by recent UEFI versions. I'd be most grateful
> if anybody can point me in the right direction on this.

Start here: https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI

Executive summary: it works, but with some caveats (e.g. no ZFS).

-Dimitry


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