Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 11:19:27 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: EFI booting from external USB pen drive Message-ID: <CANCZdfqpEcvv-dYK-uspaJiXapK-Uko8UFn0gksiti0CRhMGwQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <F2FA85B0-75AB-4F6A-BF79-93D74F00102C@lists.zabbadoz.net> References: <F2FA85B0-75AB-4F6A-BF79-93D74F00102C@lists.zabbadoz.net>
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FAT12 isn't good for UEFI. Use FAT16 or FAT32. Warner On Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 9:32 AM Bjoern A. Zeeb <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net= > wrote: > Hi, > > while I can boot memstick images just fine (which are created using > makefs/mkimg), doing the same thing using gpart/newfs_msdos -F 12/.. I > am not able to get anything that boots. > > On a Thinkpad (secure boot is off) from the =E2=80=9Cboot device chooser = from > =E2=80=98BIOS=E2=80=99=E2=80=9D I get a quick blank screen and am back at= the chooser. > I=E2=80=99ve tried the gpart =E2=80=9Cthinkpad hack=E2=80=9D as well as t= rying an MBR (why > that should work I don=E2=80=99t know but the memstick one does) and GPT > options of various kinds. > > > Anyone successfully done this lately? > > > /bz > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " >
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