I want to burn a memstick.img onto a USB stick.
I want to plug that into a laptop.
I want to turn on that laptop, and by pressing a magical set of keys, start the installation process for FreeBSD.
I want wi-fi via DHCP to already work flawlessly during this installation process.
After installation, I want a console, I want the important parts of the keyboard to work, and I want the laptop to go to sleep when I close the lid. If I must jump through hoops for this to happen, I would like them to be well-documented hoops specific to the hardware I am using.
I do not want to remove write-protect screws. I do not want to flash the BIOS.
I do not need to install a GUI. I do not need the "media keys" to work.
I want *you*, who I trust and respect, to post a link to a laptop I will buy to do this to, and to which you have already done exactly this same thing.
I want to plug that into a laptop.
I want to turn on that laptop, and by pressing a magical set of keys, start the installation process for FreeBSD.
I want wi-fi via DHCP to already work flawlessly during this installation process.
After installation, I want a console, I want the important parts of the keyboard to work, and I want the laptop to go to sleep when I close the lid. If I must jump through hoops for this to happen, I would like them to be well-documented hoops specific to the hardware I am using.
I do not want to remove write-protect screws. I do not want to flash the BIOS.
I do not need to install a GUI. I do not need the "media keys" to work.
I want *you*, who I trust and respect, to post a link to a laptop I will buy to do this to, and to which you have already done exactly this same thing.