Mastodawn

To migrate #FreeBSD guest VMs from #Hyper-V to #libvirt/#KVM:
* Convert to .qcow2 from .vhdx at host, using #Cloudbase.it #qemu-img.exe.
On import:
* Choose FreeBSD 14.2 as OS.
* Choose Q35 as chipset.
* Choose BIOS.
* Import disk image as #VirtIO disk; change to SCSI.
* Add missing virtio-scsi controller.
* Apply "stateless" #EFI <os> from libvirt docs, to enable EFI non-secure boot without XML schema errors.
* Boot the FreeBSD guest.
* Edit /etc/rc.conf to use #vtnet(4), not hn(4).

nickbearded 6d ago

After way too many attempts, I finally got a custom GRUB2 EFI bootloader built with Buildroot showing a splash image at boot on real hardware 🎉

The secret? insmod gfxterm_background + font in the right path.

Simple in theory, painful in practice 🤕

#Buildroot #GRUB2 #EFI #Linux #EmbeddedLinux

The Eclectic Light Company Mar 7

Explainer: Mac firmware version numbering

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/03/07/explainer-mac-firmware-version-numbering/

Mohammed Ismail

Mar 3

This week has been full of major improvements to my #Linux setup across my #ThinkPads. I now have:
1. Significantly faster boot times due to quicker #LUKS decryption by separating out #boot and #EFI into separate volumes.
2. Upgrade from #LUKS1 to #LUKS2 (while most of the rest of my setup)
3. Better visuals for LUKS passphrase prompts using (finally) #plymouth

I couldn't have asked for more improvements in barely two days.

moin

Feb 22

Aparantly /dev/sdb was not the usb stick. It was the efi partition. Now i have to reinstall the system. Lol.
#dd #unix #linux #kdeneon #efi

Linux Professional Institute Feb 20

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) will be at Innovation Training Summit ’26 in Rome, March 26–27! 🐧

Join us in highlighting #FOSS at Italy’s premier #corporatetraining & #HR event with 3,500+ participants, 250+ speakers & 150+ partners & sponsors.

Learn more: https://lpi.org/ms51

#InnovationTrainingSummit #ITS2026 #LearningInMotion #Stevin #EFI #Linux #FOSS #LPI #opensource #HR #CorporateTraining #EcosistemaFormazioneItalia

The Eclectic Light Company Feb 18

Firmware updates for macOS Tahoe, Sequoia and Sonoma

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/18/firmware-updates-for-macos-tahoe-sequoia-and-sonoma/

Leipziger Zeitung Feb 13

Kommentar: „Die #Forschung #muss …“, welche Forschung meint Friedrich #Merz? + Video

https://www.l-iz.de/top-posts/2026/02/kommentar-forschung-friedrich-merz-video-647472
#Forschungsfreiheit #Grundgesetz #EFI-Gutachten

Kommentar: „Die Forschung muss …“, welche Forschung meint Friedrich Merz? + Video · Leipziger Zeitung

Bei der Übergabe des Jahresgutachtens 2026 der Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation (EFI) an den Bundeskanzler machte dieser in der Pressekonferenz

Leipziger Zeitung