From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 26 07:05:12 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 204FD16A417 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:05:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ianf@clue.co.za) Received: from munchkin.clue.co.za (munchkin.clue.co.za [66.219.59.160]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFFFD13C458 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:05:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ianf@clue.co.za) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=simple; s=20070313; d=clue.co.za; h=Received:Received:Received:To:cc:From:Subject:In-Reply-To:X-Attribution:Date:Message-Id; b=qepOO/P+Du5U5CL1qNtHpOegE6ViOHwJSrJFSkPXNs1qKy3DVT327K68g9d08sTROsShghC6Rz7+aLScggUf/dZs6sZL3V3av4+aivO7YZZ8UI989PD48EyBZfqllqLsJVBZ1AwNjY9Xg/bfOCFg6YmamxHVLHkxEh2UsyrmgT/EMVhxRdKrQ+6QJTM7/G2WryY8bR151PreZItNrFOOcY4ILYjoLzGFtHZN4w+Q1NwsnJU3twsDcyTR+i6cb3GE; Received: from uucp by munchkin.clue.co.za with local (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IDxPI-00088q-TB; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:05:08 +0000 Received: from ianf.clue.co.za ([10.0.0.6] helo=clue.co.za) by urchin.clue.co.za with esmtpa (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IDxOt-0002jt-Lb; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:04:43 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=clue.co.za) by clue.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.67 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1IDxOs-0006hs-Rf; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:04:42 +0200 To: Christian Kuhtz From: Ian FREISLICH In-Reply-To: Message from Christian Kuhtz of "Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:13:40 -0400." X-Attribution: BOFH Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:04:42 +0200 Message-Id: Cc: Andrew Moran , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, hartzell@alerce.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD on intel Mac X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:05:12 -0000 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