Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 16:37:38 -0600 From: Mark Tinguely <marktinguely@gmail.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Macbook donation (wireless needs fixing) Message-ID: <CAP%2BM-_HgxA3QD-7YeQeJYfmfcp3ANxK%2BArm0wSXN5hx6vc4RdA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org> References: <56B64086.4090806@freebsd.org>
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Hey Alfred, it is a nice offer. Let's not set some kind person up for failure. What should a potential volunteer (1-2-3, not me!) want to know about the chip on the mac laptops? A simple web search shows the existing Broadcom BCM43XX driverS don't work with Mac laptops. What do we know? Mark On Feb 6, 2016 12:51 PM, "Alfred Perlstein" <alfred@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hey folks, > > So now I have a few macbook laptops, they would be really great to run > FreeBSD except that the wifi isn't supported. > > The macbooks have a broadcom BCM43xx chip inside of it for wifi. > > Is anyone interested in a *free* (to keep) laptop(s) in exchange for > finishing this driver? > > Getting FreeBSD running on older mac hardware would open up a pretty large > niche of laptops that are starting to get on the second use market. > > Please let me know, I can drop the laptop off anywhere in the SF bay area, > or possibly toss it into a USPS/UPS box and send it to you. > > My only ask is that after 3 months, if the driver isn't somewhat working > you return it so that it can be donated to a charity supporting the > homeless. > > thanks! > -Alfred > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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