On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Pierre Riteau wrote:
> > The MacBook is different from the MacBook Pro.
> >
> > The first sign of trouble is that the UKC prompt doesn't work. It
> > won't accept input. When booting without going to UKC, it shows
> > various USB related error messages and the after a very long time
> > comes to the install prompt, which doesn't accept input either.
> >
> > This happens both with an acpi-enabled bsd.rd and the default bsd.rd.
> >
> > I didn't have a chanche yet to diagnose this further.
> >
> > -Otto
>
> One easy method to install OpenBSD on a Macbook is to plug an external
> usb keyboard before booting on the CD. Booting takes a while but then
> you can use the external keyboard to install OpenBSD. Be sure not to
> use the network, msk0 will hang the machine without some acpi features
> IIRC.
> Then reboot, you will get errors about ehci, ignore them and still use
> the external keyboard.
> Compile a GENERIC.MP kernel with all acpi option enabled on another
> machine and copy it to the macbook with a CD, or grab -current sources
> on CD from another machine and copy them to the macbook. Reboot and
> enjoy, built-in keyboard works, ethernet (msk0) works, usb sticks
> work. But wireless device (ath0) doesn't.
> I haven't tried X11 for a while but I think it works too.
Ah, I did try that before but it didn't work. But now it turns out
that I have to use the frontmost USB port. The other one is not
working. Installing as I write this...
-Otto
