> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:42:21 +0100 > From: void <[email protected]> > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 11:36:33AM +0200, Bernhard Ernst wrote: > > >Maybe I'm wrong, but according to my individuell experience the u-boot > >is currently unable to boot OpenBSD from nvme or ssd. U-boot only boots > >from sd-card. > > Yes, this is what I've found as well. > I was encouraged to post about it: > https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=177704718410281&w=2 > > But my question there was, at least initially, around how the uboot is > made and what from, and if the issue is a uboot one or something else. > In an effort to try to fix the issue.
sysutils/u-boot/rpi in ports > >Therefore you MUST install the / - partiotion onto the sd-card and all > >other partitions onto nvme. That will work (have it running on 4 > >Raspberry 5 meanwhile). A small sd-card with 8, better 16 GB will do > >the job perfectly. > > That's a good workaround. But it's a workaround and no mention of it > specifically is in INSTALL.arm64 on the last snapshot I tested. > > Would it be a candidate for inclusion? Documenting workarounds like that usually just triggers more user errors.
