Re: i386 EFI booting status/roadmap?

Andrew Moran <amoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:

I'm considering using one of the new intel Xserve macs for a
replacement server. I was googling for support for booting FreeBSD
off of EFI and only found posts saying it couldn't be done, but all
of those were over 7 months old.

1) Is it still the case that one cannot boot i386 FreeBSD on EFI (w/
o bootcamp)?
2) Is this currently being worked on, and if so, is there a known
timeline?

As I want to see this happen, too, here are my experiences with this
(on MacMini early 2000):

I installed rEFIt 0.8 on the system.

Linux (Ubuntu Edgy) boots fine, and works.
FreeBSD 6.2 boots into the system installer.
AFAIK, the Yukon II Ethernet is supported only on 7.0.
DragonflyBSD (1.8?) hangs.
NetBSD (?) hangs, too.

Apple's netboot process is not standard DHCP, so there is extra
work necessary to use this. If and when I can use my MacMini via Netboot,
I am going to be a happy user of this.
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