Re: Call for Testing: UEFI Changes

On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 6:09 AM, M&S - Krasznai András
<Krasznai.Andras_at_mands.hu> wrote:
>> -----Eredeti üzenet-----
>> Feladó: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org] Meghatalmazó Toomas Soome
>> Küldve: 2018. március 22. 11:52
>> Címzett: FreeBSD Current
>> Tárgy: Re: Call for Testing: UEFI Changes
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 22 Mar 2018, at 12:13, Jakob Alvermark <jakob_at_alvermark.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>>
>>> Just updated to r331345.
>>>
>>> Two problems:
>>>
>>> 1. boot/efi.4th is added to /usr/src/ObsoleteFiles.inc but still included in loader.rc. Loader fails to load it and subsequently fails to load modules. Reinstalling efi.4th problem 2 appears.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2. Fixing problem 1 and adding efirt_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf
>>> makes the kernel panic instantly. Photo of panic:
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ph3yQukOAUdQpsvK2
>>>
>>>
>>> Jakob
>>
>> The efi.4th was introduced and later removed by Warner, a bit too hastily perhaps… but perhaps it is better to note the partial revert of the removal or something like that:)
>>
>> rgds,
>> toomas
>
> Hi
>
> I found this problem today morning. Fortunately I can copy the efi.4th file back to /boot from /usr/src/stand/forth
>
> On the other hand, removing the reference to efi.4th from loader.rc causes the boot stop at the loader prompt
>
> rgds
> András Krasznai
>

Hi,

efi.4th has been reinstated as of r331353- things should work a little
more smoothly now.