From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Thu Aug 2 13:32:33 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E71B510679F1; Thu, 2 Aug 2018 13:32:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tsoome@me.com) Received: from st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com (st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com [17.164.199.65]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 89CC98934D; Thu, 2 Aug 2018 13:32:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tsoome@me.com) Received: from process-dkim-sign-daemon.st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com by st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.0.2.2.20180531 64bit (built May 31 2018)) id <0PCU00A00287NZ00@st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com>; Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:32:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from icloud.com ([127.0.0.1]) by st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.0.2.2.20180531 64bit (built May 31 2018)) with ESMTPSA id <0PCU001A12TFKS10@st13p35im-asmtp002.me.com>; Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:32:06 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:,, definitions=2018-08-02_03:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1011 suspectscore=27 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1707230000 definitions=main-1808020131 From: Toomas Soome Message-id: <9A67D337-ADC9-4B19-A44D-6C08135861D3@me.com> MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Re: Unable to UEFI boot 11.2 via pxeboot Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:32:02 +0300 In-reply-to: <3DF39C46-977E-4D07-AF23-F0C7D5DAF2E6@fh-muenster.de> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" , "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" To: =?utf-8?Q?Timo_V=C3=B6lker?= References: <3DF39C46-977E-4D07-AF23-F0C7D5DAF2E6@fh-muenster.de> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:04:49 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.27 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.27 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:32:33 -0000 > On 2 Aug 2018, at 15:08, Timo V=C3=B6lker = wrote: >=20 > It seems this issue is related to current as well. I did a quick test = and got this output, while I tried to (pxe)boot FreeBSD current (without = a USB stick plugged in) >=20 > https://ibb.co/no8Fve >=20 > Best regards >=20 > Timo the hint is about efipart_inithandles() returning 2, thats errno code = for ENOENT. congratz, you have hit the corner case:D Since efinet_dev is part of devsw, we can not skip the devswitch init = with such error, we still need to walk the list. Let me see if I can = provide quick fix. rgds, toomas >=20 >> On 31. Jul 2018, at 14:16, Timo V=C3=B6lker = wrote: >>=20 >> Hi, >>=20 >> I'm unable to boot up the amd64 11.2 via pxeboot using UEFI on a Dell = PowerEdge R430. I get this output >>=20 >> https://ibb.co/h5ntuT >>=20 >> If I press a key to interrupt reboot, I get to the OK prompt. If I = enter lsdev -v, it prints nothing more than "net devices:". The variable = currdev is not set (show currdev prints variable 'currdev' not found). I = configured pxeboot to be the one and only boot medium in BIOS setup.=20 >>=20 >> However, I found a workaround that works for me. If I put an (empty) = USB stick in a USB port of the PowerEdge, it successfully boots via = pxeboot (which is still the one and only configured boot medium). I then = get this output >>=20 >> https://ibb.co/mU8SM8 >>=20 >> With FreeBSD 11.1 pxeboot worked on the Dell PowerEdge R430, even = without a USB stick plugged in. I couldn't test this with FreeBSD = 12-current. Hope this helps anyway to find an open issue. >>=20 >> I found this thread which seems to be related. >>=20 >> = https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2018-July/070082.html >>=20 >> Thanks, >>=20 >> Timo >=20