I have managed to install FreeBSD 12.4 on an old 2006 (white) MacBook laptop, the installation went well, the only problem is that I cannot download any packages, as the pkg command to download the pkg tool cannot find the repros, there is an internet connection via the RJ45, and I can ping 0.0.0.0 and establish connection & packets. From my understanding, the FreeBSD 12.4 repros (like other older versions of BSD) are no longer maintained and are available to download any software or updates from. How does one go about installing software if the repros have been deleted? I have tried to install later versions of BSD but the boot process fails just after loading the Kernel modules I get a frame buffer error and the system then just hangs, so It would appear that the highest BSD version I can get running on this MacBook is version 12.4
I am happy to accept that it's at the EOL and that it's not maintained, but without being able to download any packages or the pkg tool or ports related to that version because the repros have been taken down, and having just a basic shell is pointless. I suspect that even trying to upgrade to a later version BSD would fail due to the hardware. and CPUs.
I want to be able to build and turn this old Macbook into just a basic desktop with a GUI and browser and make it more up-to-date wi-fi than the Mac OS. I have installed various versions of Linux Ubuntu works well but is slow and is too bloated for this hardware. That is why I would like to try BDS also to learn more about BDS in the process.
Is it possible to switch the repros and ports, using 12.4 Stable? if so how?
I am happy to accept that it's at the EOL and that it's not maintained, but without being able to download any packages or the pkg tool or ports related to that version because the repros have been taken down, and having just a basic shell is pointless. I suspect that even trying to upgrade to a later version BSD would fail due to the hardware. and CPUs.
I want to be able to build and turn this old Macbook into just a basic desktop with a GUI and browser and make it more up-to-date wi-fi than the Mac OS. I have installed various versions of Linux Ubuntu works well but is slow and is too bloated for this hardware. That is why I would like to try BDS also to learn more about BDS in the process.
Is it possible to switch the repros and ports, using 12.4 Stable? if so how?