[Bug 255318] handbook: Document how to update the bootloader
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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:14:28 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255318 Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC|grahamperrin@gmail.com |doc@FreeBSD.org Severity|Affects Some People |Affects Many People Assignee|doc@FreeBSD.org |grahamperrin@gmail.com Keywords| |loader --- Comment #15 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> --- (In reply to Graham Perrin from comment #13) Alternatives to the MarkMail URL: <https://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-current@freebsd.org/msg186720.html> <https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2022-August/002408.html> (In reply to commit-hook from comment #10) >> … >> Currently, the section does not explain when or why bootcode has to be >> updated. It just references some related manual pages. >> … That is, <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#updating-bootcode>; and (from base 9ecf6e0f9f25) the example in loader.efi(8) is good: <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=loader.efi&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release#EXAMPLES> (thanks again, 0mp). ---- ^Triage: with stable/12 end of life and 14.0-RELEASE both approaching, I reckon: a) <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/blob/main/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc#23-performing-minor-and-major-version-upgrades> should gain a warning, for readers to know that attention to an ESP might be essential * two warning boxes plus a note box might be overwhelming, as a trio, so this ESP-related warning must be concise * refer to the 'Updating Bootcode' section of the chapter b) <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/blob/main/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc#3-updating-bootcode> should be expanded, at least * paraphrase the instruction to _stop_ using gpart(8) for ESP partitions * refer directly to the EXAMPLES section of loader.efi(8) * hint that if multiple ESPs exist, attention to more than one may be appropriate (mirrored disks, for example). <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.0R/relnotes/#boot> <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.2R/relnotes/#boot> ! There is no stop note for 13.2, and upgrades from 12.⋯ to 13.2-RELEASE are expected (not all departures from 12.⋯ will go to 14.⋯), so let's document this ASAP. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug.