On 7 March 2013, at 06:42, Richard Kuhns <[email protected]> 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? -- Doug _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
