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Subject: Re: Intel Macs that boot FreeBSD?
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Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> 
>> No, I don't think it's framebuffer issue, since FreeBSD CD starts 
>> loading (I see message indicating that cdboot is trying to start 
>> BOOT/LOADER on the screen). My guess is that Apple has only 
>> implemented BIOS in amount necessary to bootstrap WinXP, while FreeBSD 
>> requires some functionality that doesn't exist.
> 
> Does it drop you to the loader prompt or die before that?

Dies before. I have not time to investigate the exact point when it dies.

-Maxim