Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:40:08 -0800 From: Larry Maloney <larry.maloney@hackerdojo.com> To: Mark Tinguely <marktinguely@gmail.com> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Macbook donation (wireless needs fixing) Message-ID: <0B20C45E-A5AF-4FAB-81F8-4BE49BF4C61D@hackerdojo.com> In-Reply-To: <CAP%2BM-_HgxA3QD-7YeQeJYfmfcp3ANxK%2BArm0wSXN5hx6vc4RdA@mail.gmail.com> References: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> <CAP%2BM-_HgxA3QD-7YeQeJYfmfcp3ANxK%2BArm0wSXN5hx6vc4RdA@mail.gmail.com>
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I know I installed FreeBSD on a MacBook, circa 2010-2011. (KiputerOS) I could swear I had the Wifi working with NDIS. (Might have been = Broadcom, but not sure) That would have been 8.x something. /Larry > On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:37 PM, Mark Tinguely <marktinguely@gmail.com> = wrote: >=20 > Hey Alfred, it is a nice offer. >=20 > 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? >=20 > Mark > On Feb 6, 2016 12:51 PM, "Alfred Perlstein" <alfred@freebsd.org> = wrote: >=20 >> Hey folks, >>=20 >> So now I have a few macbook laptops, they would be really great to = run >> FreeBSD except that the wifi isn't supported. >>=20 >> The macbooks have a broadcom BCM43xx chip inside of it for wifi. >>=20 >> Is anyone interested in a *free* (to keep) laptop(s) in exchange for >> finishing this driver? >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> 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" >>=20 > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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