> Also, I’m missing /boot/*efifat* in FreeBSD13. What is the procedure for 
> updating EFI loaders?
> 
> They have been removed because they are no longer needed (filesystem images 
> for boot blocks trouble me too).

Agree, but I’ve felt I’ve missed the memo

> 
> mount -t msdos /dev/da0pX /mnt
> mv /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64-old.efi
> cp /boot/loader.efi /mnt/efi/boot/bootx64.efi
> 
> The ESP on UEFI systems is just a FAT filesystem.

Yes.

I think it it noteworthy to have this in the release notes somewhere. that is, 
if bootx64.efi needs updates every now and then

> 
> One issue you may run into is the size of the partition. If it is tiny, 
> you'll likely have to create a new ESP. Using /boot/boot1.efi may help and 
> can be used in the last step instead of loader.efi, but it's much less 
> flexible than loader.efi.
> 
> Warner

Thanks,
    Ruben

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