Hello all,
I am a new user to FreeBSD and I decided that I wanted to move from MacOS to FreeBSD. I am currently using a Macbook pro from 2015 and I want to do the transition from MacOS to FreeBSD for both privacy reasons and familiarize with another operating system. I am currently studying computer science so I have a basic background on operating systems but as concepts and ideas, not a lot of practical work. As I understand, the main issue with FreeBSD is that it is probably working on devices with specific drivers(?) eg a specific network adapter or a specific bluetooth version, so I am guessing I have to work around with trying to "port" FreeBSD with my laptop's hardware. Is there a general guideline I should follow or is there a "guide" or a how-to tutorial to help me through? If there is not, could you suggest me some websites or hints or even tell me (I hope I am not sparing anyone's time) how to do that?
I searched google around but I can see that there are some attempts for previous models but some of them are not completed yet (is it an issue with the absence of drivers on FreeBSD or is it just too difficult to do?).
Thank you very much for your time,
With kind regards,
//Kostas
I am a new user to FreeBSD and I decided that I wanted to move from MacOS to FreeBSD. I am currently using a Macbook pro from 2015 and I want to do the transition from MacOS to FreeBSD for both privacy reasons and familiarize with another operating system. I am currently studying computer science so I have a basic background on operating systems but as concepts and ideas, not a lot of practical work. As I understand, the main issue with FreeBSD is that it is probably working on devices with specific drivers(?) eg a specific network adapter or a specific bluetooth version, so I am guessing I have to work around with trying to "port" FreeBSD with my laptop's hardware. Is there a general guideline I should follow or is there a "guide" or a how-to tutorial to help me through? If there is not, could you suggest me some websites or hints or even tell me (I hope I am not sparing anyone's time) how to do that?
I searched google around but I can see that there are some attempts for previous models but some of them are not completed yet (is it an issue with the absence of drivers on FreeBSD or is it just too difficult to do?).
Thank you very much for your time,
With kind regards,
//Kostas