From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Sat Feb 6 22:37:39 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ACADAA0090 for ; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 22:37:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marktinguely@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-x22b.google.com (mail-yw0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c05::22b]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C10671B00; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 22:37:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marktinguely@gmail.com) Received: by mail-yw0-x22b.google.com with SMTP id u200so97315ywf.0; Sat, 06 Feb 2016 14:37:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=QMshVbVsvMTAih7OGGNtSMNyq2M2A+K5GVwsruaEvYM=; b=LvJ0SiEH6OsN+3ZI+cx3Znwm5XBCvCav+cL+MytMUn8I5noU0k2me7h8FJc6k38AqW 4KZAi4HqpQfg5GWUdueYbuyfItgjN8E265AxFWjNMelba68vt1w3b87doHUWUgNVhSse S8bR/GELVmZyHJN3a6/Y3XKv3F22jGb2U+rNjXmsf4UFmRZTr4HOIG4A/+3zsjgB0AxV 2re//o4Kn1LVOSiJ267NTnJ2TyWhUcBEjV/pbTUepafX1nRS8XFT94lm7750ikl5I7ah 5P4bhh9FxPBPhEku30CqnJWVF+U0WQ5N/Wbf60Me0Qrc3kblSLzKSPbnrpeLKH+L3chp yRJQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=QMshVbVsvMTAih7OGGNtSMNyq2M2A+K5GVwsruaEvYM=; b=TbcDbIStozB7rTcy7H2Qe0NUTng/Jv14ChwhVxnPdS3MAUqToabkB63S6gaovS636Z GVKzAdizhNMrNjU5nQXyOOJmwuH2Hwe/8wZxOLhcZgDf1riXgtE1ByUWchMnSV2Zrx4z iILjaoPgk80Osw+UooOG4d2waXx5fcCVQSonVkeixc888V3SgmL1ToK+dPjf06rog+RV KSp67Kc//ZCpx6yZzLsFouef2w6a3ioya/GPbJY4G7dP7ZmcY8OIiP9DdB5I9eHS2ekb hhMjANH0i+u2+Pfr9Lc5AKTl4o4s9qbfBvy17OVNMGRm12flaFeNeDa8Q8XLQ/+0sXEz fUSA== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOSRHAzprQ88RDV7WQGaf64vOQTVJ23XFopvoBStjxRak6Q0Ol5dH1MCFimJhSTzqPakMjdXqsU3/HPlBA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.129.88.136 with SMTP id m130mr10567922ywb.81.1454798258065; Sat, 06 Feb 2016 14:37:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.129.133.3 with HTTP; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:37:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.129.133.3 with HTTP; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:37:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> References: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 16:37:38 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Macbook donation (wireless needs fixing) From: Mark Tinguely To: Alfred Perlstein Cc: FreeBSD Hackers Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:37:39 -0000 Hey Alfred, it is a nice offer. Let's not set some kind person up for failure. What should a potential volunteer (1-2-3, not me!) want to know about the chip on the mac laptops? A simple web search shows the existing Broadcom BCM43XX driverS don't work with Mac laptops. What do we know? Mark On Feb 6, 2016 12:51 PM, "Alfred Perlstein" wrote: > Hey folks, > > So now I have a few macbook laptops, they would be really great to run > FreeBSD except that the wifi isn't supported. > > The macbooks have a broadcom BCM43xx chip inside of it for wifi. > > Is anyone interested in a *free* (to keep) laptop(s) in exchange for > finishing this driver? > > Getting FreeBSD running on older mac hardware would open up a pretty large > niche of laptops that are starting to get on the second use market. > > Please let me know, I can drop the laptop off anywhere in the SF bay area, > or possibly toss it into a USPS/UPS box and send it to you. > > My only ask is that after 3 months, if the driver isn't somewhat working > you return it so that it can be donated to a charity supporting the > homeless. > > thanks! > -Alfred > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >