FreeBSD on intel Mac

[Ian FREISLICH]

Christian Kuhtz wrote:
> 
> On Jul 25, 2007, at 3:11 PM, George Hartzell wrote:
> 
> > Andrew Moran writes:
> >>
> >> Is it the case that I can install and boot freebsd on an intel mac
> >> (uses EFI, not BIOS) currently (without using Boot Camp), or do I
> >> have to wait until FreeBSD 7 for this functionality?
> >
> > Boot Camp seems to be a marketing term, I still haven't figured out
> > what various people mean when they use the term.  Is it the assistant?
> > The windows driver CD?
> 
> The entire package of partitioning assistant, boot loader activation  
> and drivers?  What else would it be?

If you want to keep MacOs on your intel mac, then you need something
like boot camp or refit.  I didn't want MacOs on my MacBook so I
just did a staight forward installation of FreeBSD using the whole
disk.  No Geom.  No hoops.  No looking back.

Ian

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Ian Freislich