From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 27 20:48:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97ED416A402 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:48:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jtriende@wisc.edu) Received: from smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu (hagen.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.163]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9817843D60 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:48:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jtriende@wisc.edu) Received: from avs-daemon.smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.08 (built Sep 22 2005)) id <0IYE00G3MF3F6J@smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:47:39 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [128.104.10.240] by smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.08 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTPSA id <0IYE00IF6F3CWY@smtp7.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:47:36 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:47:37 -0500 From: James Riendeau In-reply-to: <33BF4116-4A55-4B03-8791-37B4B8ACEB52@antsclimbtree.com> To: Mark Edwards Message-id: <12AF2FD6-1149-4012-951A-84F55BB1A6F9@wisc.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-6, Version=5.1.2.240295, Antispam-Engine: 2.3.0.1, Antispam-Data: 2006.4.27.132605, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 References: <33BF4116-4A55-4B03-8791-37B4B8ACEB52@antsclimbtree.com> Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Intel Macs and FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:48:05 -0000 Why? Mac OS X has a complete unix freebsd-like core called darwin ( http://www.darwin.org ). There's no reason to install freebsd on it. Just install Mac Developer Tools (included in the Applications folder), compile your favorite progs and go. James Riendeau MMI Computer Support Technician 1300 University Ave Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-3351 After-hours Phone: (608) 260-2696 Fax: (608) 262-8418 Email: jtriende@wisc.edu On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Mark Edwards wrote: > Does anyone know if the Intel Macs can boot and install FreeBSD, > now that the firmware includes BIOS compatibility? Has anyone seen > it happen? > > I'm thinking of using a Mac Mini as a quiet living-room server. > Thanks! > > -- > Mark Edwards > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"