Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 15:53:57 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: Larry Maloney <larry.maloney@hackerdojo.com> Cc: Mark Tinguely <marktinguely@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Macbook donation (wireless needs fixing) Message-ID: <B0458481-3B2B-49A4-A86F-175A204B1247@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <0B20C45E-A5AF-4FAB-81F8-4BE49BF4C61D@hackerdojo.com> References: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> <CAP%2BM-_HgxA3QD-7YeQeJYfmfcp3ANxK%2BArm0wSXN5hx6vc4RdA@mail.gmail.com> <0B20C45E-A5AF-4FAB-81F8-4BE49BF4C61D@hackerdojo.com>
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Thanks Larry. Want a native driver to make it plug and play. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:40 PM, Larry Maloney <larry.maloney@hackerdojo.com> wrote: > > 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: >> >> 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" <alfred@freebsd.org> 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" >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" > > _______________________________________________ > 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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