From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 7 04:35:38 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 7AF0016A407 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 04:35:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bazzoola@gmail.com) Received: from pproxy.gmail.com (pproxy.gmail.com [64.233.166.177]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E69043D53 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 04:35:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bazzoola@gmail.com) Received: by pproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id t32so428780pyc for ; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:35:34 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=YR0g+q++cCbsiv+6XglhTiXb9I4jzcA7HtbhBRVshsokhaJyhqk4gUxhdAwDLrU3qAUGdYx5bEEgdJukvalzqYZbop+QXKSV/vmUaHu8SH/M6kkE/WjISD/XDRVjhg9f5tQA+00SdS5qQEW40xG5hZ2dzgqTrfqt0xij+J60GYM= Received: by 10.35.51.6 with SMTP id d6mr905890pyk; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:35:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.1.9? ( [35.11.158.74]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id f20sm285882pyf.2006.04.06.21.35.34; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:35:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4435ED0B.6000006@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:39:39 -0400 From: bazzoola User-Agent: Mail/News 1.5.0.2 (Macintosh/20060313) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <4435BEA6.4060607@gmail.com> <4435E725.5060103@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <4435E725.5060103@samsco.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 04:35:38 -0000 Scott Long wrote: > 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 > > I tried 4.11 mininst iso it gives the following: _ Just a cursor that keeps blinking. No activity after that.