Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:22:05 +0100 From: Harry Newton <hn@yewbarrow.net> To: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: UEFI boot hangs after loader Message-ID: <CAKAm69EF98FZnh0KHkArPGX=_7OZT369kQr3J5YigE-0mOsgqA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4457A5DC-A577-4782-B1E8-306236908D5D@me.com> References: <CAKAm69Fw%2BX3Xik6rUcEOrr0TtxypEc2D05%2B5g9JGh=N2VxZGpA@mail.gmail.com> <282E6F72-6573-4F0E-81AB-25110855EBB7@me.com> <CAKAm69EMraV0KaPEbsxTcEpwFjpNZtW-sc42mmSq=9vv%2BiyGzQ@mail.gmail.com> <2950121D-C985-4F2E-A512-FB73CFDF48BC@me.com> <CAKAm69Gd1yq0Lss2nByjkkfiTPCAW6wvaKPF8LVqbw%2BvbEnxUQ@mail.gmail.com> <4457A5DC-A577-4782-B1E8-306236908D5D@me.com>
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Yes ... so as everything is built, can I just alter LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP in /etc/make.conf and then reinstall just the loader and boot parts onto the UEFI partition ? If so, how ? On 23 October 2018 at 21:17, Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> wrote: > ok, in that case I=E2=80=99d suggest to test out if forth based one is st= ill > working - at least you can get the bootable system. And then there is a > chance to debug the lua version too (note it should be possible to chain > /boot/loader_lua.efi). > > rgds, > toomas > > > On 23 Oct 2018, at 23:08, Harry Newton <hn@yewbarrow.net> wrote: > > > > So it's got FORTH in it, but my loader is lua based, and also doesn't > > appear to read loader.rc. > > > > /H > > > > On 23 October 2018 at 21:03, Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> wrote: > > > >> hm. in that case, whats the content of /boot/loader.rc ? > >> > >> rgds, > >> toomas > >> > >> > >> On 23 Oct 2018, at 23:01, Harry Newton <hn@yewbarrow.net> wrote: > >> > >> If boot menu is the screen where you get the options for various kerne= ls > >> and the picture of the daemon head, no. It stops at the point in my > email > >> =E2=80=94 though not as I said just before the kernel is loaded but in= point of > >> fact before the menu. > >> > >> I've also rebuilt the kernel and still can't use efibootmgr which is > >> puzzling me. > >> > >> /H > >> > >> > >> On 23 October 2018 at 20:56, Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Do you get boot menu? if so, press esc to get to ok prompt, then type > >>> start - if its bootfort based loader, it will load the kernel and > modules. > >>> lsmod will then list the loaded files. > >>> > >>> If the loader prompt is still usable, then next command would be: boo= t > >>> > >>> rgds, > >>> toomas > >>> > >>>> On 23 Oct 2018, at 20:45, Harry Newton <hn@yewbarrow.net> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Just upgraded my Asus UX303L (amd64) from 11-STABLE to 12.0-BETA1 > >>> r339529 > >>>> by source. Have a problem with booting which hangs after: > >>>> > >>>>>> FreeBSD EFI boot block > >>>> Loader path: /boot/loader.efi > >>>> > >>>> Initializing modules: ZFS UFS > >>>> Probing 5 block devices ... done > >>>> ZFS found the following pools: zroot > >>>> UFS found no partitions > >>>> Consoles: EFI console > >>>> FreeBSD/amd64 EFI loader, Revision 1.1 > >>>> > >>>> Command line arguments: loader.efi > >>>> EFI version 2.31 > >>>> EFI Firmware: American Megatrends (rev 4.654) > >>>> Console: efi(0) > >>>> Load Path: HD(4, GPT [ ... ] > >>>> Load Device: Pci Root [ ... ] > >>>> Boot Current: 0001 > >>>> Boot Order: 0001 [x] > >>>> Boot Info Path: HS(1, GPT, [ ... ] /\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI > >>>> - > >>>> > >>>> So it gets into loader.efi which runs but stops I think just before > >>> loading > >>>> the kernel. Partitions: > >>>> > >>>> =3D> 40 250069600 ada0 GPT (119G) > >>>> 40 1600 1 efi (800K) > >>>> 1640 1024 2 freebsd-boot (512K) > >>>> 2664 1432 - free - (716K) > >>>> 4096 4194304 3 freebsd-swap (2.0G) > >>>> 4198400 245870592 4 freebsd-zfs (117G) > >>>> 250068992 648 - free - (324K) > >>>> > >>>> and the EFI partition is FAT 12. > >>>> > >>>> I can't provide (at the moment) any output from efibootmgr: > >>>> > >>>> root@gryphon:~ # efibootmgr -v > >>>> efibootmgr: efi variables not supported on this system. root? kldloa= d > >>> efirt? > >>>> root@gryphon:~ # kldload efirt > >>>> kldload: can't load efirt: module already loaded or in kernel > >>>> > >>>> which I don't understand. > >>>> > >>>> I'm going to rebuild the kernel (currently GENERIC) and see if that > >>> allows > >>>> me to load efirt / use efibootmgr. > >>>> > >>>> In the meantime, I should be very grateful for any advice. > >>>> > >>>> ( Currently booting using a 11-RELEASE memstick image and dropping > into > >>> its > >>>> loader to get to the installed 12-STABLE ). > >>>> > >>>> /Harry > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > >>>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@f > >>> reebsd.org" > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Harry Newton > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Harry Newton > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > --=20 Harry Newton
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