FreeBSD G5 with dual boot setup (FreeBSD plus Ubuntu)
FreeBSD G5 with dual boot setup (FreeBSD plus Ubuntu)
I've been attempting to set up FreeBSD and Ubuntu as EFI entries on my new Dell G5, but I'm facing persistent issues. I can boot either OS when the system is just the OS itself, yet neither installation allows me to boot successfully. I've checked everything I could find online, so any advice or solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Are you using distinct drives or combining them into one? The FreeBSD guide recommends executing this command to verify the partition table matches boot0: fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 device (just replace device with your actual name). It might be that both systems are conflicting over their partition tables and bootloaders, leading to a boot failure.
Are you certain this applies to UEFI? From what I understand, it relates more to the MBR rather than EFI.
OK, for anyone facing similar problem , here is how i got it to work 1) firsts install ubuntu for efi boot 2) then boot freeBSD form disk or stick 3) when partitioning let BSD installer create one more efi partition 4) configure bios boot order done ! for me, both would not work on the same efi partition