Re: FreeBSD EFI projects

From: Greg V <greg_at_unrelenting.technology>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:42:01 +0300
On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 5:34 PM, Rodney W. Grimes 
<freebsd-rwg_at_pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> wrote:
>>  On 9/18/18 4:11 AM, Greg V wrote:
>> 
>>  >
>>  > I can confirm that the kernel already worked fine when booted from
>>  > 32-bit EFI.
>>  >
>>  > I booted an old Mac into HardenedBSD using a 32-bit-EFI build of 
>> GRUB2 :)
>> 
>> 
>>  Was that a 64-bit version of FreeBSD? My understanding is the 32-bit
>>  FreeBSD boots fine, but 64-bit needs work.
> 
> You would be hard pressed to find a system with a 64 bit CPU that
> could run 64 bit FreeBSD that had a 32 bit EFI implementation.

Mac mini 2006 with a Core2Duo instead of the stock CoreDuo (and the 
2007 model's firmware flashed, but I don't think that impacts FreeBSD).

And probably just the 2007 model as well :)

Also, IIRC there were some Intel Atom tablets with 32-bit EFI.
Received on Wed Sep 19 2018 - 12:42:24 UTC

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