Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:10:07 -0800 From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> To: rjk@wintek.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sanity Check on Mac Mini Message-ID: <97F9BA96-A328-4EF9-8E39-A8160AF9EB7A@lafn.org> In-Reply-To: <5138A742.3090200@wintek.com> References: <51CB1227-3A5F-4688-B48D-4D0E47A17572@lafn.org> <5138A742.3090200@wintek.com>
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On 7 March 2013, at 06:42, Richard Kuhns <rjk@wintek.com> wrote: > On 03/07/13 01:59, Doug Hardie wrote: >> I have a new Mac Mini and have encountered the same problem reported = last year by Richard Kuhns. YongHyeon PYUN provided some patches to the = kernel that resolved the problem. However, without an internet = connection its a bit tricky to get them into the system. Here is the = approach I believe will work, but wanted to check first before I really = mess things up. >>=20 >> 1. Downloaded from current today via svnweb.freebsd.org: >> sys/dev/bge/if_bgereg.h >> sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c >> sys/dev/mii/brgphy.c >>=20 >> I believe the patches are incorporated in today's versions. The = comments indicate such. Thus I don't need to apply the original = supplied patch. >>=20 >> 2. Put those on a flash drive. >>=20 >> 3. Install 9.1 release from flash drive onto the Mini disk. Have to = include the system source. >>=20 >> 4. Copy the files from 1 above from flash over the files on the = disk. >>=20 >> 5. Rebuild the kernel and install it. >>=20 >> Thanks, >>=20 >> -- Doug >=20 > That's worked for me 3 times now. Thanks. Well, I got 9.1 Release installed, but it won't boot from the = internal disk. It doesn't see the disk as bootable. I installed using = the entire disk for FreeBSD. I used the i386 release. Perhaps I need = to switch to the amd64 release? -- Doug
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