[Bug 255318] handbook: Document how to update the bootloader
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:36:29 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255318
Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> changed:
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--- Comment #13 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> ---
(In reply to Graham Perrin from comment #11)
> … It will be good to exemplify at least:
>
> /EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
>
> – or (lowercase, maybe preferred):
>
> /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
<http://markmail.org/message/il4pgfyc7hlkwffh> imp@ enlightens:
>>> …
>>>
>>> … amd64 … (/boot/efi/efi/freebsd/loader.efi) …
>>
>> Side note: please, why the FreeBSD reserved area?
>
> When you create a boot variable using efibootmgr, it's better to
> specify something that's not the default binary. It's what Windows,
> Linux, etc do when they are installed and it facilitates better
> multiboot when the target OSes depend on the first stage efi boot
> loader (like FreeBSD and Windows certainly do).
>
> Warner
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