From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 3 20:30:30 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AA7C16A469; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:30:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (penna-pt.tunnel.tserv1.fmt.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:ffff::1279]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2963713C4DD; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:30:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:2464::4] (shumai.marcuscom.com [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:2464::4]) by creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id lB3KVTnL061171; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:31:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: Rui Paulo In-Reply-To: <475048BC.7070904@FreeBSD.org> References: <20071129114620.16752mjgtqsqtxyc@intranet.encontacto.net> <475048BC.7070904@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-GEGXlUlVoRwCRaGxcMC1" Organization: MarcusCom, Inc. Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:30:25 -0500 Message-Id: <1196713825.87269.52.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MIME_QP_LONG_LINE, NO_RELAYS autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com Cc: FreeBSD Current , eculp , freebsd-mobile Subject: Re: Run Current on a MacBook X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:30:30 -0000 --=-GEGXlUlVoRwCRaGxcMC1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 17:30 +0000, Rui Paulo wrote: > eculp wrote: > > I am a half step away from buying a MacBook based on the following=20 > > assumptions: > >=20 > > 1. I should run current and it has the SMP problem fixed. >=20 > The fix was not yet committed. >=20 > > 2. It can be dual booted between OSX and FreeBSD? > > a. The handbook only mentions that it can be run as a guest OS. >=20 > The handbook doesn't mention anything about running FreeBSD on a=20 > MacBook. You probably want to read http://wiki.freebsd.org/AppleMacbook >=20 > > b. Is there a short list to run both OS's I've done this with > > windows many times over the years but I have on idea where to > > start with Mac. Example: Clean the disk and start with FBSD > > or somehow compress the MacOSX file system and use the rest > > for BSD, etc. etc. >=20 > * Partition your drive witht Bootcamp > * Install rEFIt. http://refit.sf.net/ > * Boot FreeBSD install CD and install it to the desired partition. Don't=20 > install an MBR boot manager. > * Sync your MBR with the GPT by using the refit tool (available in the=20 > refit boot menu). I've tried this procedure twice now, and the results are the same: even after selecting "None" for the boot manager, by GPT gets overridden with an MBR. Almost everything works fine after that. rEFIt allows me to boot into MacOS X or FreeBSD, but the gptsync tool does not work, and I couldn't upgrade to Leopard until I re-partitioned my drive (which I did, and ended up right back with an MBR after installing FreeBSD). If there's some trick to this I'm missing, I'd love to know before "Puma" comes out. Joe --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-GEGXlUlVoRwCRaGxcMC1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBHVGdgb2iPiv4Uz4cRAnrqAJ41+lXKozf7oz8J2r2mr6HgncEVngCfVORh zXrWFfAl/9dpeLlqOHLqrSU= =EREg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-GEGXlUlVoRwCRaGxcMC1--