Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:04:42 +0200 From: Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> To: Christian Kuhtz <christian@kuhtz.com> Cc: Andrew Moran <amoran@forsythia.net>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, hartzell@alerce.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD on intel Mac Message-ID: <E1IDxOs-0006hs-Rf@clue.co.za> In-Reply-To: Message from Christian Kuhtz <christian@kuhtz.com> of "Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:13:40 -0400." <FA2CAE2B-8327-4B10-B99D-4598AE271FF5@kuhtz.com>
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Christian Kuhtz wrote: > > On Jul 25, 2007, at 3:11 PM, George Hartzell wrote: > > > Andrew Moran writes: > >> > >> Is it the case that I can install and boot freebsd on an intel mac > >> (uses EFI, not BIOS) currently (without using Boot Camp), or do I > >> have to wait until FreeBSD 7 for this functionality? > > > > Boot Camp seems to be a marketing term, I still haven't figured out > > what various people mean when they use the term. Is it the assistant? > > The windows driver CD? > > The entire package of partitioning assistant, boot loader activation > and drivers? What else would it be? If you want to keep MacOs on your intel mac, then you need something like boot camp or refit. I didn't want MacOs on my MacBook so I just did a staight forward installation of FreeBSD using the whole disk. No Geom. No hoops. No looking back. Ian -- Ian Freislich
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