Re: Loader needs to be updated message

From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:00:58 UTC
On Fri, Sep 6, 2024, 8:44 AM void <void@f-m.fm> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 08:25:16AM -0600, Warner Losh wrote:
> >On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 8:13 AM void <void@f-m.fm> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> when booting -current (arm64) after building world & friends and
> rebooting,
> >> the beastie menu shows "Loader needs to be updated".
> >>
> >> I presume this to be gptzfsboot because the system is root-on-zfs.
> >>
> >> The issue I'm having is that I can't see in the manpage how to actually
> >> update it.
> >>
> >> The system uses GELI encryption for zfs. i don't want to break this.
> >>
> >
> >Loader, not boot. /boot/loader or loader.efi does not match (is older than
> >and doesn't has the wrong version) the lua scripts. That needs to be
> >updated.
> >
> >Almost always this means 'you didn't update the ESP' which usually isn't
> >a problem, but can be across major (or multiple major) releases.
> >
> >Warner
>
> Hi Warner,
>
> some more context which I'm sorry I forgot to add
>
> source upgrade on a rpi4 (arm64) from n271321-9ae91f59c500 (28th July) to
> n271832-04262ed78d23
> (today - this machine follows stablisation week)
>
> How is /boot/loader and/or loader.efi updated?
> What is ESP in this context?
>

man loader.efi has the instructions.

Warner

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