freebsd stable - Mar 2021 - FreeBSD 13.0 RC1 UEFI RAID-10 boot problems under VMware Fusio

> Also, I?m missing /boot/*efifat* in FreeBSD13. What is the procedure for
updating EFI loaders?
> 
> They have been removed because they are no longer needed (filesystem images
for boot blocks trouble me too).
Agree, but I?ve felt I?ve missed the memo
> 
> mount -t msdos /dev/da0pX /mnt
> mv /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64-old.efi
> cp /boot/loader.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi
> 
> The ESP on UEFI systems is just a FAT filesystem.
Yes.

I think it it noteworthy to have this in the release notes somewhere. that is,
if bootx64.efi needs updates every now and then
> 
> One issue you may run into is the size of the partition. If it is tiny,
you'll likely have to create a new ESP. Using /boot/boot1.efi may help and
can be used in the last step instead of loader.efi, but it's much less
flexible than loader.efi.
> 
> Warner
Thanks,
    Ruben

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On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 2:15 PM Ruben van Staveren <ruben at verweg.com>
wrote:
>
> Also, I?m missing /boot/*efifat* in FreeBSD13. What is the procedure for
>> updating EFI loaders?
>>
>
> They have been removed because they are no longer needed (filesystem
> images for boot blocks trouble me too).
>
>
> Agree, but I?ve felt I?ve missed the memo
>
I did it long enough ago I had forgotten to make sure people upgrading from
12 knew.

>
> mount -t msdos /dev/da0pX /mnt
> mv /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64-old.efi
> cp /boot/loader.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi
>
> The ESP on UEFI systems is just a FAT filesystem.
>
>
> Yes.
>
> I think it it noteworthy to have this in the release notes somewhere. that
> is, if bootx64.efi needs updates every now and then
>
That's a good suggestion. I'll make sure something is in the release
notes.

Warner

>
> One issue you may run into is the size of the partition. If it is tiny,
> you'll likely have to create a new ESP. Using /boot/boot1.efi may help
and
> can be used in the last step instead of loader.efi, but it's much less
> flexible than loader.efi.
>
> Warner
>
>
> Thanks,
>     Ruben
>
>