Intel Macs that boot FreeBSD?
Scott Long
scottl at samsco.org
Fri Apr 7 04:14:34 UTC 2006
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 at nordahl.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
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>
> 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
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