Re: Booting NetBSD using UEFI on Dell T610

["Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>]

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 03:17:41PM +0100, adam%albedo.art.pl@localhost wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I got stuck and need some help.
> 
> I am trying to install NetBSD/amd64 on Dell T610 using GPT partition
> scheme and boot it up with UEFI. I followed the instructions here
> http://www.netbsd.org/~mishka/gptboot/, but the machine doesn't boot.

That's for booting from a GPT via PC BIOS.

> As far as I know, UEFI is looking for BOOTx64.EFI file, which should be
> located on EFI partition (the first one on disk).

Again, gptboot doesn't provide this.

I have occasionally worked on a bootloader that would provide this,
but my lack of real hardware with UEFI doesn't help.

> How can I get it boot? Any advice is much appreciated.

Use a normal MBR?

        Jonathan Kollasch