From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 7 05:28:15 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 5E83616A400 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 05:28:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bazzoola@gmail.com) Received: from pproxy.gmail.com (pproxy.gmail.com [64.233.166.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B571043D46 for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2006 05:28:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bazzoola@gmail.com) Received: by pproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id t32so435721pyc for ; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:28:13 -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=Yy4Fk8+Wcni7Q7zewTGqKvGpjXaT33K/vmrc4CA7LX+YjFzWLVmeTsYWYH9t5NYvoih6MI9tV+YZwVTGjEeGQ7jYhNDMfiUe+gx/NAdj03VOrQ1iu9aUWwz59zVllfQG/FxjEeN23FDVEr+dFiEIYv8mI+8NppPKcZ0RuS3JtDg= Received: by 10.35.12.13 with SMTP id p13mr354418pyi; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:28:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.1.9? ( [35.11.158.74]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id r66sm222258pye.2006.04.06.22.28.13; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:28:13 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4435F95E.9000703@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:32:14 -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> <4435ED0B.6000006@gmail.com> <4435ECEB.5070902@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <4435ECEB.5070902@samsco.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; 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 05:28:15 -0000 Scott Long wrote: > bazzoola wrote: > >> 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. >> > > Oh well, thanks anyways for trying =-) > > Scott > > No Problem, I am willing to test any boot loader if anyone wants to write one that works for macintels Thanks