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Date:      Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:32:03 -0700
From:      Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Intel Macs that boot FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <4435B303.5040205@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060406190944.G56354@lexi.siliconlandmark.com>
References:  <4433CFA1.90509@centtech.com> <2C74BB8F-271B-4505-9D94-B270B3A4ACBA@nordahl.net> <44348603.9070503@FreeBSD.org> <20060406190944.G56354@lexi.siliconlandmark.com>

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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



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