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Date:      Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:16:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      Joe B <jcb2023az@gmail.com>
To:        Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Freebsd on M1 Macs
Message-ID:  <cde3bee1-4d1a-44f0-b82e-9cab6a0bf9c2@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1536d845-9073-4f9b-96f6-fa9647536c00@gmail.com>
References:  <7a13c63d-a50b-429c-a481-0693e9faaf6b@gmail.com> <1536d845-9073-4f9b-96f6-fa9647536c00@gmail.com>

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Nov 26, 2023 2:04:56 PM Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com>:

> On 11/26/23 13:22, Joe B wrote:
>> I know this is a longshot but I'm going to ask I know MacOS is a BSD but=
 we all know it's very sugarcoated and doesn't look like a BSD.
>> Question will real freeBSD ever come to the m1 Mac's. I got a 16 inch mb=
p with good specs just taking up space right now
>> Thanks
>> ~ Joe B
>
> I assume you've seen https://wiki.freebsd.org/AppleSilicon.=C2=A0 Not sur=
e how up-to-date it is.=C2=A0 The wikis tend to lag behind reality in my ex=
perience.
>
> I have run FreeBSD under UTM (Qemu with a GUI).=C2=A0 It worked OK, but I=
 wasn't able to get better than 800x600 graphics, and it seemed to cause th=
e host macOS to drop network connections.
>
> --
> Life is a game.=C2=A0 Play hard.=C2=A0 Play fair.=C2=A0 Have fun.

Got it.

First time seeing that page. Looks like it's going to take a while. I won't=
 hold my breath.

Thanks again

~ Joe B


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  <span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Nov 26, 2023 2:04:56 PM Jason Bacon &lt;bacon4000@gmail.com&gt;:</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt; On 11/26/23 13:22, Joe B wrote:</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;&gt; I know this is a longshot but I'm going to ask I know MacOS is a BSD but we all know it's very sugarcoated and doesn't look like a BSD.</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;&gt; Question will real freeBSD ever come to the m1 Mac's. I got a 16 inch mbp with good specs just taking up space right now</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;&gt; Thanks</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;&gt; ~ Joe B</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt; I assume you've seen https://wiki.freebsd.org/AppleSilicon.&nbsp; Not sure how up-to-date it is.&nbsp; The wikis tend to lag behind reality in my experience.</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt; I have run FreeBSD under UTM (Qemu with a GUI).&nbsp; It worked OK, but I wasn't able to get better than 800x600 graphics, and it seemed to cause the host macOS to drop network connections.</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt;</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt; --</span>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">&gt; Life is a game.&nbsp; Play hard.&nbsp; Play fair.&nbsp; Have fun.</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Got it.</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">First time seeing that page. Looks like it's going to take a while. I won't hold my breath.</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Thanks again</span>
  <br>
  <br><span dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">~ Joe B</span>
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