On 7 March 2013, at 17:00, John Mehr <j...@visi.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 14:18:23 -0800 > Doug Hardie <bc...@lafn.org> wrote: >> On 7 March 2013, at 11:57, Kevin Oberman <rkober...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Doug Hardie <bc...@lafn.org> wrote: >>> On 7 March 2013, at 06:42, Richard Kuhns <r...@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. >>> >> >>> >> 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 >>> >> >>> >> 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. >>> >> >>> >> 2. Put those on a flash drive. >>> >> >>> >> 3. Install 9.1 release from flash drive onto the Mini disk. Have to >>> >> include the system source. >>> >> >>> >> 4. Copy the files from 1 above from flash over the files on the disk. >>> >> >>> >> 5. Rebuild the kernel and install it. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks, >>> >> >>> >> -- Doug >>> > >>> > 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? >>> I would generally recommend using the amd64 release, but it may not get >>> your system to boot. How is your disk partitioned? GPT? Some BIOSes are >>> broken and assume that a GPT formatted disk is UEFI and will not recognize >>> them if they lack the UEFI boot partition. UEFI boot is a current project >>> that seems likely to reach head in the fairly near future, but it's not >>> possible now. >> No idea what the default partitioning is for BSDInstall. However the Mini is >> only EFI or UFEI with some fallbacks although the comments I find in the web >> indicate that different models have different fallbacks. >> One comment indicates that an older unit will boot if its MBR partitioning. >> I don't know if the new installer supports that or not. >>> You may be able to tweak your BIOS to get it to work or you may have to >>> install using the traditional partitioning system. The installer defaults >>> to GPT, but can create either. >>> I have such a system (ThinkPad T520) and I have two disks... one that came >>> with the system and containing Windows, and my GPT formatted FreeBSD disk. >>> I wrote a FreeBSD BootEasy boot into the MBR of the Windows disk and it CAN >>> boot the GPT disk just fine. Not ideal for most, but it works well for me >> Based on a comment I say, waiting till the empty folder icon appears and >> then plugging in the install memstick causes the mini to boot from disk. >> That just downright weird, but it works. I could live with that, but this >> is an unattended server and would experience some down time if I am not >> there when there is a power failure. >> I just found some "instructions" for using MBR with bsdinstall, but given >> there is an effort to create a UEFI boot which I suspect would expect to >> find the GPT boot partition, perhaps I should just go with the memstick >> approach? > > Hello, > > If you still have a drive with OS X on it, you may have some luck with OS X's > bless command: > > https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man8/bless.8.html > > I got a late 2012 mac mini to boot FreeBSD 9.1 (AMD64) from a hard drive > using 'bless' (unfortunately I don't remember the exact command line > parameters I used). If you're looking to dual boot, the only luck I had > (without resorting to using third party software like rEFIt) was to put the > OS's on different drives and install FreeBSD using MBR on the second drive.
I have investigated the bless command and nothing I find on google gives me any good ideal on what folder/file to bless. I am wondering if just using the volume command and ignoring folder and file would work? _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
