From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Sat Feb 6 23:54:13 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 9F37DAA0322 for ; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 23:54:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alfred@freebsd.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [IPv6:2001:470:1f05:b76::196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93393849 for ; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 23:54:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alfred@freebsd.org) Received: from [IPv6:2600:1010:b062:e98d:89d5:bbdb:5149:880] (unknown [IPv6:2600:1010:b062:e98d:89d5:bbdb:5149:880]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3470E345A947; Sat, 6 Feb 2016 15:54:01 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Macbook donation (wireless needs fixing) From: Alfred Perlstein X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (13D15) In-Reply-To: <0B20C45E-A5AF-4FAB-81F8-4BE49BF4C61D@hackerdojo.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 15:53:57 -0800 Cc: Mark Tinguely , FreeBSD Hackers Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> <0B20C45E-A5AF-4FAB-81F8-4BE49BF4C61D@hackerdojo.com> To: Larry Maloney 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 23:54:13 -0000 Thanks Larry. Want a native driver to make it plug and play.=20 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:40 PM, Larry Maloney w= rote: >=20 > I know I installed FreeBSD on a MacBook, circa 2010-2011. (KiputerOS) >=20 > I could swear I had the Wifi working with NDIS. (Might have been Broadcom= , but not sure) >=20 > That would have been 8.x something. >=20 > /Larry >> On Feb 6, 2016, at 2:37 PM, Mark Tinguely 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 wor= k >> with Mac laptops. What do we know? >>=20 >> Mark >>> On Feb 6, 2016 12:51 PM, "Alfred Perlstein" 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 lar= ge >>> 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 are= a, >>> 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.or= g" >> _______________________________________________ >> 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"= >=20