Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:17:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Macs that boot FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20060406190944.G56354@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> In-Reply-To: <44348603.9070503@FreeBSD.org> References: <4433CFA1.90509@centtech.com> <2C74BB8F-271B-4505-9D94-B270B3A4ACBA@nordahl.net> <44348603.9070503@FreeBSD.org>
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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? Andy /* Andre Guibert de Bruet * 6f43 6564 7020 656f 2e74 4220 7469 6a20 */ /* Code poet / Sysadmin * 636f 656b 2e79 5320 7379 6461 696d 2e6e */ /* GSM: +1 734 846 8758 * 5520 494e 2058 6c73 7565 6874 002e 0000 */ /* WWW: siliconlandmark.com * Tormenting bytes since 1980. */
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