FreeBSD on mac

[mlb2013]

I want to install FreeBSD on my Macbook Pro 9,2. Any ideas?

 

[noobster]

Not sure if this is what you want, but using VirtualBox to install it would be one way.

 

[mlb2013]

I wanted to dual-boot.

 

[sevenk]

Re:

I wanted to dual-boot.

And? You just need rEFIt or rEFInd. rEFIt works well for me, no problems and freebsd FreeBSD is easy to install on 9,2. :beer

 

[fernandel]

https://glenbarber.us/2011/11/12/Dual-B ... BSD-9.html

It works on my iMcac 11,1 just sound is not so good.

 

[tzoi516]

I used the bless command to get the drive working on my MacBook Pro. bless -device /dev/diskXXX -setBoot -legacy rEFIt seemed to make my Macs boot wonky (reboot for no reason).

 

[npaisnel]

Do you have to use the Bless command?

What happens if you do not?

I have NAS4Free installed on an IDE drive channel on a Mac Pro and it boots ...but sometimes it hangs at

Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0 []...

usually when a new SATA drive has been added.
Then shutdown hangs a

Syncing disk, nodes remaining...  2 1

it never completes the syncing and never shuts down needing a power button press and hold to shut down, which then needs at least two more failed

Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0 []...

boots before it finally boots correctly again.

Would a bless command help here?...or just an exorcism