So patching out find_currdev() in efi/loader/main.c allows the machine to boot. The hang occurs in the call to efi_devpath_name() in match_boot_info() because the (last) call to ConvertDevicePathToText() call does not return. /H On 24 October 2018 at 07:32, Toomas Soome <tsoome_at_me.com> wrote: > > > > On 24 Oct 2018, at 00:51, Kyle Evans <kevans_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I suspect 4th vs. lua has no impact here, given the output shown -- > > can you throw one of the installer images [0] on some removable media > > and give that a shot for booting? If that works, we can explore UEFI > > variables from there. > > > > > Yes, thats my guess too, my guess is that since in general the uefi boot > is working, in this case it has to be some corner case, and I would start > checking with boot variable related code; specifically, I’d suggest to > patch (temporarily) the find_currdev() in efi/loader/main.c to set > do_bootmgr = false and see if that will fix the boot. Then we can explore > what is happening in match_boot_info() > > rgds, > toomas > > > efibootmgr will only work on a successful UEFI boot, unfortunately- if > > we didn't make uefi loader -> kernel transition, then we don't have > > access to runtime services. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kyle Evans > > > > [0] https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO- > IMAGES/12.0/ > > > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:23 PM Harry Newton <hn_at_yewbarrow.net> wrote: > >> > >> I set LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP=4th and went in /usr/src/stand and re-made > the > >> binaries in /boot but this doesn't solve the problem. It did copy > >> /boot/loader_4th.efi to /boot/loader.efi which is (according to uefi(8) > >> which is what is called from /boot/boot1.efi and which contains the > strings > >> I see on the console before the hang. But it must then call / read > >> something else and I don't think it can find it. Not sure why it > doesn't > >> produce an error message. I *think* it may be something to do with EFI > >> variables, but as efibootmgr doesn't work I can't explore this, despite > >> efirt being in the kernel. > >> > >> Suggestions received welcomed, and new suggestions / leads to follow > also > >> very much welcomed. > >> > >> /H > >> > >> > >> On 23 October 2018 at 21:33, Harry Newton <hn_at_yewbarrow.net> wrote: > >> > >>> Right ... I've the binaries in /boot, freshly made. This might be a > silly > >>> question ... do I not need to copy them (or dd the boot1.efifat image) > to > >>> the EFI partition ? > >>> > >>> /H > >>> > >>> On 23 October 2018 at 21:30, Toomas Soome <tsoome_at_me.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> you should have the binaries in boot - just ln (or copy) one to > loader.efi > >>>> > >>>> rgds, > >>>> toomas > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 23 Oct 2018, at 23:22, Harry Newton <hn_at_yewbarrow.net> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 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_at_me.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> ok, in that case I’d suggest to test out if forth based one is still > >>>>> 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_at_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_at_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_at_yewbarrow.net> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> If boot menu is the screen where you get the options for various > >>>>> kernels > >>>>>>> and the picture of the daemon head, no. It stops at the point in > my > >>>>> email > >>>>>>> — 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_at_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: > >>>>> boot > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> rgds, > >>>>>>>> toomas > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On 23 Oct 2018, at 20:45, Harry Newton <hn_at_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: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> => 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_at_gryphon:~ # efibootmgr -v > >>>>>>>>> efibootmgr: efi variables not supported on this system. root? > >>>>> kldload > >>>>>>>> efirt? > >>>>>>>>> root_at_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_at_freebsd.org mailing list > >>>>>>>>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_f > >>>>>>>> reebsd.org" > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Harry Newton > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Harry Newton > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > >>>>>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_f > >>>>> reebsd.org" > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Harry Newton > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Harry Newton > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Harry Newton > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_ > freebsd.org" > > -- Harry NewtonReceived on Fri Oct 26 2018 - 19:47:21 UTC
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