From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 17 00:02:40 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8EBC88E3 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:02:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU004-OMC4S22.hotmail.com (blu004-omc4s22.hotmail.com [65.55.111.161]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AES128-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "*.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 493AA2B6C for ; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:02:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU437-SMTP76 ([65.55.111.137]) by BLU004-OMC4S22.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22712); Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:01:31 -0700 X-TMN: [8kY6QFBHpvGUolXspXLC5xNKyDBVx0Bw] X-Originating-Email: [wade-is-great@live.com] Message-ID: Received: from [192.168.2.11] ([174.89.208.223]) by BLU437-SMTP76.smtp.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(8.0.9200.16384); Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:01:29 -0700 From: Fred Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: FreeBSD on Macbook Pro early 2011 Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:00:16 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.0 \(1816\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1816) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Aug 2014 00:01:29.0607 (UTC) FILETIME=[658AB170:01CFB9AE] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:02:40 -0000 Hi everyone! I am trying to install FreeBSD on my Macbook pro early 2011 in dual boot = with OS X Mavericks but so far I could not boot on it once the = installation is complete. Computer specs: = http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i= 7-2.3-17-early-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html I tried using the gpart command, blessing the partition, using gdisk to = create an hybrid MBR, but so far nothing has worked. Here's what I tried: = http://phosphor-escence.blogspot.ca/2012/01/dual-boot-pc-bsd-90-and-os-x-l= ion-on.html https://glenbarber.us/2011/11/12/Dual-Booting-OS-X-and-FreeBSD-9.html I also looked in the mailing lists, and the FreeBSD forums, but I could = not find any solutions. Now on latest versions of OS X Bootcamp (Mountain Lion, Mavericks) I = cannot create a partition without having a Windows disk, and I also = tried using Bootcamp under Snow Leopard. Regarding the errors I have after the installation, it's either "can't = load kernel" or "Missing bootloader", with or without hybrid MBR. The = partition table is GPT, and the system uses a EFI boot manager. Thanks in advance for any answer to my problem. Cheers, Fred