From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 18 22:17:27 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B70A6E0D for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:17:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU004-OMC4S25.hotmail.com (blu004-omc4s25.hotmail.com [65.55.111.164]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AES128-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "*.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7B51F3D7C for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:17:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BLU437-SMTP58 ([65.55.111.137]) by BLU004-OMC4S25.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22712); Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:17:20 -0700 X-TMN: [8c4dv+P3Jar68L8owttPQipegrXIj+gY] X-Originating-Email: [wade-is-great@live.com] Message-ID: Received: from [192.168.2.11] ([174.89.208.223]) by BLU437-SMTP58.smtp.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(8.0.9200.16384); Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:17:18 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.0 \(1816\)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Macbook Pro early 2011 From: Fred In-Reply-To: <2240CC89-F4A5-43FA-8E15-5BF67CA5F278@thehowies.com> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:16:46 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <2240CC89-F4A5-43FA-8E15-5BF67CA5F278@thehowies.com> To: John Howie X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1816) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Aug 2014 22:17:18.0607 (UTC) FILETIME=[2C7B49F0:01CFBB32] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:17:27 -0000 Hi John, Thanks for the quick answer. I want to use dual boot to first getting familiar and in the long term = switch to FreeBSD as the only operating system. I mentioned bootcamp because most of the tutorial I found so far = recommend to create a bootcamp partition on which FreeBSD is install. = Also from what I read using bootcamp creates a hybrid MBR. I wish there = were a solution to run FreeBSD on dual boot with a GPT partition table. On one of my tentatives I also tried to use a BSD partition on which I = created two logical partitions (UFS and swap) but that did not work = either.=20 Does anyone have an idea on how I can proceed? Thanks, Fred Le 2014-08-17 =E0 08:42, John Howie a =E9crit : > Hi Fred, >=20 > You may have a particular reason for a dual-boot configuration but, if = you do not, can I recommend running FreeBSD in a virtual machine = instead? It works very well. >=20 > Bootcamp is designed for Windows so I am not surprised you are having = issues, there. >=20 > Regards, >=20 > John >=20 > Sent from my iPhone >=20 >> On Aug 16, 2014, at 17:02, "Fred" wrote: >>=20 >> Hi everyone! >>=20 >> I am trying to install FreeBSD on my Macbook pro early 2011 in dual = boot with OS X Mavericks but so far I could not boot on it once the = installation is complete. >>=20 >> Computer specs: = http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i= 7-2.3-17-early-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html >>=20 >> I tried using the gpart command, blessing the partition, using gdisk = to create an hybrid MBR, but so far nothing has worked. >>=20 >> Here's what I tried: >> = http://phosphor-escence.blogspot.ca/2012/01/dual-boot-pc-bsd-90-and-os-x-l= ion-on.html >> https://glenbarber.us/2011/11/12/Dual-Booting-OS-X-and-FreeBSD-9.html >> I also looked in the mailing lists, and the FreeBSD forums, but I = could not find any solutions. >>=20 >> Now on latest versions of OS X Bootcamp (Mountain Lion, Mavericks) I = cannot create a partition without having a Windows disk, and I also = tried using Bootcamp under Snow Leopard. >>=20 >> Regarding the errors I have after the installation, it's either = "can't load kernel" or "Missing bootloader", with or without hybrid MBR. = The partition table is GPT, and the system uses a EFI boot manager. >>=20 >> Thanks in advance for any answer to my problem. >>=20 >> Cheers, >> Fred >>=20 >>=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >=20