From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 25 20:50:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-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 32ACF16C433 for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 20:50:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu) Received: from mailgate03.smtp.vanderbilt.edu (mailgate03.smtp.Vanderbilt.Edu [129.59.1.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 693E043DAF for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 20:50:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu) Received: from smtp10.smtp.vanderbilt.edu (smtp10.smtp.Vanderbilt.Edu [129.59.1.11]) by mailgate03.smtp.vanderbilt.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4PKo5JE011337 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 25 May 2006 15:50:05 -0500 Received: from smtp10.smtp.vanderbilt.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp10.smtp.vanderbilt.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11/VU-3.7.9C+d3.7.9) with ESMTP id k4PKo5sq023475; Thu, 25 May 2006 15:50:05 -0500 (CDT) Received: from a129103.n1.vanderbilt.edu (A129103.N1.Vanderbilt.Edu [129.59.129.103]) by smtp10.smtp.vanderbilt.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11/VU-3.7.9.3B+d3.7.9) with ESMTP id k4PKo0tO023466 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 25 May 2006 15:50:00 -0500 (CDT) From: Don Hinton Organization: ISIS To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:49:58 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <44760E3E.2090107@eftel.com> <772f0d7b0605251320wede75b4p4f5e02ef29f27789@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <772f0d7b0605251320wede75b4p4f5e02ef29f27789@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200605251550.00108.don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=4.64.4171:2.3.9, 1.2.33, 4.0.164 definitions=2006-05-25_01:2006-05-24, 2006-05-24, 2006-05-25 signatures=0 X-PPS: No, score=0 Cc: James Earl , Adrian Pavone Subject: Re: Intel Mac experiences 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, 25 May 2006 20:50:57 -0000 Hi: On Thursday 25 May 2006 15:20, James Earl wrote: > I'm actually just looking for general experiences that FreeBSD > developers have had with Intel based Macs. I tried to make the > subject clear... but I'm sometimes not too great at being clear in > conversation. :) If you tried to boot windows, you'd have the same problem. Mac intel doesn't have bios support, it must be emulated. And no, I don't have one either... ciao... don > > On 5/25/06, Adrian Pavone wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > No, I don't. I have never had a need, or even a use, for one. > > > > However, my comment on being more descriptive still stands regardless of > > whether I did or didn't have an Intel Mac. And it would allow whoever > > does actually help you to have something to work with. > > > > At first glance, sounds like a hardware driver issue, but by knowing > > nothing about you or your computer then that you have an intel mac that > > is hanging after boot, then no real help can be offered. > > > > James Earl wrote: > > > Do you have an Intel Mac? > > > > > > On 5/25/06, Adrian Pavone wrote: > > > James, > > > > > > By an Intel Mac, do you mean an i386? Or still a PPC? > > > > > > If you are referring to an i386, then the i386 install CD should work, > > > and any problems you are having should involve more detail so that we > > > can have a rough idea what is going on (something more then "gets just > > > past the boot menu and then stops." For example, does it freeze with > > > only the boot menu showing, do any other messages appear at the bottom > > > of the screen after the boot menu, does the screen go blank, etc.) > > > > > > Ohh, and as Ted was saying, MacOS X is built on BSD :) > > > > > > James Earl wrote: > > >> I'm not joking. This is a FreeBSD mailing list isn't it? > > >> > > >> On 5/25/06, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > >>> Please tell me your joking, don't you know that MacOS X is > > >>> just a commercialized version of FreeBSD? > > >>> > > >>> Ted > > >>> > > >>> >-----Original Message----- > > >>> >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > >>> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of James Earl > > >>> >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 3:29 PM > > >>> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > >>> >Subject: Intel Mac experiences > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> >Hi, > > >>> > > > >>> >I'm just curious if there's any developers playing around with > > > > > > getting > > > > > >>> >FreeBSD installed onto an Intel Mac, and if you could share any > > >>> >experiences or development plans? My 6.1-RELEASE installation CD > > > > > > gets > > > > > >>> >just past the boot menu and then stops. OpenBSD boots further but > > > > > > not > > > > > >>> >all the way, and Gentoo Linux LiveCD runs great. > > >>> >_______________________________________________ > > >>> >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" > > >>> > > > >>> >-- > > >>> >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >>> >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>> >Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: > > > > > > 5/22/2006 > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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" > > > > > > -- > > > This email address has expired. 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