Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:44:07 -0500 (EST) From: Ian Jefferson <ijeff@sandbox.ca> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Mac Mini Intel? Message-ID: <20081126233453.H70464@sandbox.ca> In-Reply-To: <F04747B5-893B-4A10-8094-72B4B9FAB3E7@comcast.net> References: <8675CD0C-6DDC-4472-A3CA-B3EA3F4A43C7@sandbox.ca> <CE25650E-9A25-48B4-BD81-9EE17206A860@identry.com> <d356c5630811240508o1abc5f9hbff60f3a32b5a8a6@mail.gmail.com> <20081124235456.Y55229@sandbox.ca> <20081125051925.GB31920@ayn.mi.celestial.com> <F04747B5-893B-4A10-8094-72B4B9FAB3E7@comcast.net>
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2008, Tom Marchand wrote: <snip> > >>> Ian, > >>> > >>> You could always test it using VMWare Fusion........and then let > >>> us know > >> > >> Er, Gee thanks. I'll just have a word with the VMware guys about > >> fully > >> abastracting the mini in software... back in a jiffy.... ;-) > > > > Actually VMWare has a Mac Version which is what the poster was > probably referring to. > _______________________________________________ FreeBSD 6.x installs and runs well as far as I can tell on VM-Ware Fusion. This I Have done but I don't recall any specifics. I'm pretty sure I tried 6.1 and 6.3 but I forget which processor (amd64 vs i386). However personal preference: I'd rather run the box native FreeBSD and not have to bother with Mac OS X. I was actually musing that this (VM) might be a nice way to pre-install a complete custom system. Install, configure, add packages, tweak your fav kernel stuff, etc then dump/restore to a real disk and pop in to a physical system. I used to so something like this with NeXT systems. Twerked good. It all sounds promising enough to buy a new toy. I'll let you all know "real soon now" if/how I get it running.
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