Changes in bootconfig

0fd91c489134643ac9e38c0f55ba7464fe892c5e - bsdinstall: fix EFI boot entry creation

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:11:32 +0000

bsdinstall: fix EFI boot entry creationupdate_uefi_bootentry assumes that the caller sets FREEBSD_BOOTNAME andmntpt, which isn't the case anymore. The result is that there is no"FreeBSD" boot entry created/updated after install. Most machines manageto boot from the removable media path (if the loader is installed theretoo), but some don't.Take the loader's path as an argument and rename the variable used inthe ZFS mirror loop so mntpt can be reused below.Also mark nentries as a local variable so it doesn't leak out of thefunction.PR: 293385Fixes: 494de51bc0074472d1b01604f085daea0844f240MFC after: 2 daysReviewed by: impDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55469 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

4ee348e27143b857445fd261cbe6695d6d57c836 - bsdinstall: Fix typos

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:16:32 +0000

bsdinstall: Fix typosReviewed by: emasteMFC after: 2 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53170 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

494de51bc0074472d1b01604f085daea0844f240 - bsdinstall: Add loader.efi to all ESPs we create

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:46:57 +0000

bsdinstall: Add loader.efi to all ESPs we createFor proper redundancy, add copies of loader.efi to each of the ESPs wecreate when we create multi-volume ZFS datasets. zfsboot creates a listof secondary ESPs, while bootpart doesn't create any (it's the UFSpartitioning tool) because we don't supporg UFS over gmirror. Theprimary ESP is mounted and is what we use efibootmgr to boot from. Theredundant copies allow the system to boot if the primary disks fails.Sponsored by: NetflixMFC After: 2 daysPR: 208802Reviewed by: cpercivaDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52780 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

ebc6ff8db17683b566d49fe89a43a668d3d67915 - bsdinstall: Improve message for existing FreeBSD EFI entry

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:25:18 +0000

bsdinstall: Improve message for existing FreeBSD EFI entryWhen reinstalling FreeBSD bsdinstall reported "There are multipleFreeBSD EFI boot entries." This sounds like something went wrong in thepast. Clarify that there may be only one existing entry, which is notsurprising for a reinstall.Reviewed by: manu, ziaeeSponsored by: The FreeBSD FoundationDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51527 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

754bc3dcd3c42c0342978eb9fb5143b6fce2b33c - bsdinstall: fix ps3 regression

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:31:56 +0000

bsdinstall: fix ps3 regressionb6644f5 introduces FREEBSD_BOOTLABEL="FreeBSD" as default valuebut cc42ef5 removed this line, expecting it to be set by update_uefi_bootentry()But ps3 don't use this function so its broken completely.So we add this line back.Signed-off-by: Chattrapat Sangmanee Reviewed by: impPull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/1594 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

599273f942b8dc6f957487bb28f36694dab9dad2 - Copy the new ia32 loader

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:53:44 +0000

Copy the new ia32 loaderThis handles copying in install-boot.sh and bsdinstall's bootconfig.install-boot.sh:make_esp_file now optionally takes extra arguments so it can copymultiple files. This is used by the amd64 release scripts.make_esp_device also takes an extra optional argument for efibootname.This is currently unused, but it can be used in the future to dosomething like:make_esp_device loader.efi bootx64make_esp_device loader_ia32.efi bootia32Reviewed by: impPull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/1098 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

d0b2dbfa0ecf2bbc9709efc5e20baf8e4b44bbbf - Remove $FreeBSD$: one-line sh pattern

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:55:03 +0000

Remove $FreeBSD$: one-line sh patternRemove /^\s*#[#!]?\s*\$FreeBSD\$.*$\n/ List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

b94e1926600785977c3eac2c2b82655420bc354d - Capitalize title like in all other titles.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:42:43 +0000

Capitalize title like in all other titles. List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

cc42ef5328963ee55c3305b136e9a86145f24594 - bsdinstall: allow whitelabeling the scripts

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:49:06 +0000

bsdinstall: allow whitelabeling the scriptsApproved by: allanjude, asicilianoDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D35197Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate") List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

dfa5a74357f3837b93b0cc90e5bee0a1d298ca3e - Fix grammatical issues.

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:34:48 +0000

Fix grammatical issues. List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

40c928e7b80a7e2ba3652f7c3dc1d30fe92e5b48 - bsdinstall: bootconfig: Try to clean old efi boot entries

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:37:54 +0000

bsdinstall: bootconfig: Try to clean old efi boot entriesIf one install FreeBSD on the same machine multiple times in a row oron different harddrive they have a lot of 'FreeBSD' efi boot entries added.With this patch we now do :- If there is no 'FreeBSD' entry we add one like before- If there is one or more entries we ask the user if they want to delete them all and add a new one - If they say yes we do that - If they say no we prompt them an inputbox so they can enter a different entry name if they want, it defaults to 'FreeBSD'Reviewed by: bapt, impMFC after: 2 weeksSponsored by: Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KGDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D33330 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

b6644f529ca4c13975727c5625415fcc30c60af6 - powerpc64: make autoboot possible on powernv machines

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:02:53 +0000

powerpc64: make autoboot possible on powernv machinesIt's required to specify a default boot option in order to makepetitboot's autoboot feature work.Tested on Raptor BlackbirdReviewed by: imp, luporlMFC after: 2 daysSponsored by: Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado (eldorado.org.br)Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D32838 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

40923b0c81cc2c151388ec5ead59f4bed89ac432 - Fix scripted installation from media without local distfiles.

Fri, 28 May 2021 13:53:42 +0000

Fix scripted installation from media without local distfiles.The bsdinstall script target did not have the infrastructure to fetchdistfiles from a remote server the way the interactive installer doeson e.g. bootonly media. Solve this by factoring out the parts of theinstaller that deal with fetching missing distributions into a newinstall stage called 'fetchmissingdists', which is called by both theinteractive and scripted installer frontends.In the course of these changes, cleaned up a few other issues withthe fetching of missing distribution files and added a warning iffetching the MANIFEST file, which is used to verify the integrity ofthe distribution files. We should at some point add cryptographicsignatures to MANIFEST so that it can be fetched safely if not presenton the install media (which it is for bootonly media).Initial patch by: Vinícius ZavamPR: 255659, 250928Reviewed by: dteskeMFC after: 4 weeksDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D27121 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

e77cf2a4ab32a381df3c06d25b8b4f650047c3f2 - Restore /boot/efi to mtree.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 01:57:50 +0000

Restore /boot/efi to mtree.Instead of whether /boot/efi exists, which it now always does, includingon systems that don't and can't use EFI, use whether /boot/efi ispresent in fstab to signal to the installer that it is a valid ESP andshould be configured. This has essentially the same semantics, but allows/boot/efi to be created unconditionally.Reviewed by: bdragon, impTested by: bdragon (ppc64)MFC after: 3 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29068 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

0b7472b3d8d2f1e90fade5236b44fd98d8e396c2 - Mount the EFI system partition (ESP) on newly-installed systems.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:16:52 +0000

Mount the EFI system partition (ESP) on newly-installed systems.Per hier(7), the ESP will be mounted at /boot/efi. On UFS systems,any existing ESP will be reused and mounted there; otherwise, a new onewill be made. On ZFS systems, space for an ESP is allocated on all disksin the root pool, but only the partition actually used to boot is set upand mounted.This makes future upgrades of the EFI loader easier (upgrade scripts canjust change /boot/efi) and also greatly simplifies the parts of theinstaller involved in initialization of the ESP. It also makes theinstaller's behavior correspond to the documentation in hier(7).Reviewed by: imp, tsoomeMFC after: 1 weekRelnotes: yesDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D28897 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

7b08a307e88bb1abe17d13d11288392a8e4739ce - bsdinstall: riscv-specific tweaks

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:34:54 +0000

bsdinstall: riscv-specific tweaksMake the installer more useful, by allowing it to create a bootableinstallation. Also, enable the menu option for ZFS-on-root.Like arm64, RISC-V boots by UEFI only, so arm64's parteditimplementation is renamed and shared among the two platforms.Reviewed by: gjbMFC after: 5 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D28180 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

676b7d077c2c5f548334cea7fccfbfb5d097c9df - bsdinstall: create /efi/boot directory in ESP

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:14:27 +0000

bsdinstall: create /efi/boot directory in ESPIf the installer is creating a new ESP, then this directory will notexist and the subsequent cp will fail silently. This is usually of noconsequence if /efi/freebsd/loader.efi is set up correctly.Reviewed by: impMFC after: 5 daysDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D28176 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

c6d56081c9dca474130c0b34c39451b21c55102f - Initial support for implementing the bootXXX.efi workaround

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:16:26 +0000

Initial support for implementing the bootXXX.efi workaroundToo many version of UEFI firmware (so far only confirmed on amd64)don't really support efibootmgr selection of boot. That's the mostreliable, when it works, since there's no guesswork. However, many donot save, unmolested, the variables that efibootmgr sets, so as afallback we also install loader.efi as bootXXX.efi (where XXX iseither aa64 or x64) if it doesn't already exist in /efi/boot on theESP. The standard only defines this for removable devices, but it'salmost ubiquitously used as a fallback. Many BIOSes implement a driveselection feature that takes over the efibootmgr protocol, rendineringit useless (either generally, or for those vendors not on the shortlist). bootxxx.efi works around this. However, we don't install itunconditionally there, as that breaks some popular multi-boot setups.MFC After: 1 weekDifferential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26428 List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

a107ddbb83a7a93d3c4e40f5355e158d6976bf90 - bsdinstall: Use TMPDIR if set

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:45:05 +0000

bsdinstall: Use TMPDIR if setSubmitted by: Ryan Moeller Reviewed by: bcran, Nick Wolff Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D22979/ List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig

9122aeeaa60ee2a1381ea935d749194b32940e7a - Merge ^/head r353316 through r353350.

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:40:22 +0000

Merge ^/head r353316 through r353350. List of files: /src/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig