From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 7 04:14:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7B4916A400 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 04:14:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from pooker.samsco.org (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0532143D46 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 04:14:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from [192.168.254.14] (imini.samsco.home [192.168.254.14]) (authenticated bits=0) by pooker.samsco.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k374ETDF005748; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 22:14:30 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Message-ID: <4435E725.5060103@samsco.org> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:14:29 -0600 From: Scott Long User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.7) Gecko/20050416 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bazzoola References: <4435BEA6.4060607@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4435BEA6.4060607@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=3.8 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on pooker.samsco.org Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Macs that boot FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:14:34 -0000 bazzoola wrote: > 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. > > > > -Maxim > > > > Frode Nordahl wrote: > > > On 5. apr. 2006, at 16.09, Eric Anderson wrote: > > > > > >> Is this what is needed to get it booting FreeBSD? > > >> > > >> http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ > > > > > > According to this: > > > > http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?s=&showtopic=14048&view=findpost&p=89523 > > > > > > > > > > The actual magic is in a Firmware update wich seems to add some Legacy > > > BIOS support to make it work. Boot Camp is just a nice helper to > resize > > > your hard drive and provide some Windows drivers in a package :-) > > > > > > I just tried to boot FreeBSD on my MacBook Pro, and it did seem to > start > > > booting, but I could not see anything, just a white / grey screen. > > > > > > I guess I need framebuffer support? > > > > > > I am downloading Fedora now and will give it a shot shortly. > > > > > > > > > How would I go about building a FreeBSD CD with a framebuffer on > it? :-) > > > > > > Frode Nordahl > > > frode@nordahl.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > I too tried booting FreeBSD 6.0 on a 2.0Ghz Macbook Pro with 1GB RAM > I get the following > > > CD Loader 1.2 > > Building the boot loader arguments > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > _ > > > > > the cursor at the end is blinkin so fast. There isnt any activity. > At least thats what I feel. Someone should pull out a 4.11 CD and see if that boots. The CD boots via emulated El Torito, meaning that it makes itself look like a floppy disk. Scott