https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=200109
Bug ID: 200109 Summary: [PATCH] Minor EFI boot image enhancements Product: Base System Version: 11.0-CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Keywords: patch Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: misc Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: p...@freebsd.org Keywords: patch Created attachment 156626 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=156626&action=edit Small enhancements to the EFI image generation This is a rather silly patch (and untested since I don't use EFI on the desktop I run FreeBSD on) to enhance the current EFI Fat image: 1- Enlarge the boot image to make it match the size of an older 5 1/4" floppy. More space won't hurt and it seems better to use a somewhat "standard" size, 2- Set the OEM label to "MSWIN4.1". This is the recommended value in "Microsoft Extensible Firmware Initiative FAT32 File System Specification": "There are many misconceptions about this field. It is only a name string. Microsoft operating systems don’t pay any attention to this field. Some FAT drivers do. This is the reason that the indicated string, “MSWIN4.1”, is the recommended setting, because it is the setting least likely to cause compatibility problems. If you want to put something else in here, that is your option, but the result may be that some FAT drivers might not recognize the volume. Typically this is some indication of what system formatted the volume." I doubt either of these has any effect nowadays, and I won't feel offended if the patch is rejected, but it may be better to adopt such changes earlier rather than later. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. _______________________________________________ freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-bugs-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"