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I see the release-notes mentions "initial" UEFI support, but FreeBSD usually seem pretty modest about things, so it's hard to tell what to expect. Has anyone h

I see the release-notes mentions "initial" UEFI support, but FreeBSD usually seem pretty modest about things, so it's hard to tell what to expect. Has anyone here tried it? If so, how mature would you consider it? Usuable, but with warts? Or completely fine? I'm curious, but I don't want to nuke my server-box just yet :)

emaste 12y ago
The main issues are: * Does not work with certain hardware / UEFI firmware implementations (due to bugs in either our implementation, or the firmware). * No support for UEFI nvram variables. * No integration or documentation for dual-boot configurations. Basically, if you can boot the UEFI-enabled USB stick image, UEFI booting an installed FreeBSD should also work fine.
- cperciva 12y ago
  Basically, if you can boot the UEFI-enabled USB stick image, UEFI booting an installed FreeBSD should also work fine. I remember seeing a bug report about a system where the BIOS treated USB and non-USB disks differently resulting in one working and the other not. There's really no guarantees when you're dealing with broken BIOSes...
Lammy 12y ago
I've tried it on my 2012 Retina MBP and hit a bug pretty much immediately that renders it unusable, and it unfortunately isn't fixed for the release: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=193745 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=193745