Re: loader.efi: boot loader menu becomes corrupted

Reply: Adrian Chadd : "Re: loader.efi: boot loader menu becomes corrupted"
In reply to: 内藤祐一郎 : "loader.efi: boot loader menu becomes corrupted "
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From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:09:21 UTC

On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM 内藤祐一郎 <naito.yuichiro@gmail.com> wrote:

> My boot loader menu becomes corrupted after upgrading to the latest
> FreeBSD-current,
>  as shown in the following image.
>
> https://yuisoft.com/freebsd-current/loader.jpg
>
> See my BIOS firmware version in the following.
>
> https://yuisoft.com/freebsd-current/bios.jpg
>
> After reverting the 32da2f23ae4d18888d34682b0ddb49ec80c0bb26 commit,
> the boot loader menu is printed normally. I'm doubting the commit relates
> to this issue.
>

I think this may be exactly the commit that's the problem. It is an
optimization that's supposed
to make booting faster, but I'm guessing it improperly applies the
optiimization (or incorrectly)
on your laptop.

Warner