From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 13 22:25:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0C1516A418 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joines@okstate.edu) Received: from lsmtp.okstate.edu (lsmtp.okstate.edu [139.78.101.183]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 798DA13C4CC for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joines@okstate.edu) Received: from stwexhub02.ad.okstate.edu (stwexhub02.it.okstate.edu) by lsmtp.okstate.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.00CB273A@lsmtp.okstate.edu>; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:05:39 -0600 Received: from EXS1.ad.okstate.edu (139.78.102.192) by stwexhub02.ad.okstate.edu (139.78.102.251) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.0.751.0; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:05:39 -0600 Received: from smtp.ad.okstate.edu ([139.78.133.2]) by EXS1.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:05:38 -0600 Received: from [139.78.110.83] ([139.78.110.83]) by smtp.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:05:38 -0600 Resent-From: Jason Joines Resent-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Resent-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:05:39 -0600 Resent-Message-ID: <4761ACB3.2070406@okstate.edu> Resent-User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686 (x86_64); en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070728 Thunderbird/2.0.0.6 Received: from exfe03.ad.okstate.edu ([139.78.102.186]) by EXE2.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:12:36 -0600 Received: from mailhost01.okstate.edu ([139.78.133.5]) by exfe03.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:12:36 -0600 Received: from merlin.alerce.com (merlin.alerce.com [64.62.142.94]) by mailhost03.okstate.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBCNCZPH009348 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:12:35 -0600 Received: from merlin.alerce.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by merlin.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5937A33C5D for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:12:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from postfix.alerce.com (w092.z064001164.sjc-ca.dsl.cnc.net [64.1.164.92]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "satchel.alerce.com", Issuer "alerce.com" (verified OK)) by merlin.alerce.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2490D33C5B for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:12:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by postfix.alerce.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id AA5D81B18EB; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:12:34 -0800 (PST) From: George Hartzell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18272.27362.622233.540876@almost.alerce.com> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:12:34 -0800 To: Jason Joines In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.1.50.1 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=4.65.5502:2.3.11, 1.2.37, 4.0.164 definitions=2007-12-12_08:2007-12-12, 2007-12-12, 2007-12-12 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=quarantine_notspam policy=quarantine score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=3.1.0-0708230000 definitions=main-0712120133 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Dec 2007 23:12:36.0318 (UTC) FILETIME=[7BA60FE0:01C83D14] Cc: Subject: Re: will freebsd run on apple intel xserve X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: hartzell@alerce.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:25:42 -0000 Jason Joines writes: > I'm a Linux guy who has inherited some apple xserve boxes. > Surprisingly I've discovered that I really hate os x. For the intel > xserve boxes, Linux isn't an option. The CPUs are amd64 architecture. > The EFI capable Linux bootloader, has had beta support for amd64 since > July. However, the Linux kernel just got support to boot via EFI and > amd64 in a release candidate patch this month. It'll probably be quite > a while before a distribution has an installer with what I need. > > At any rate, I've always wanted to try one of the BSDs. Will > FreeBSD install on an apple intel xserve? If not does anyone know if > another BSD or some other open source NIX will work? I can't give you a direct answer, but I was running 6-STABLE on an 8-way mac pro up until a couple of weeks ago (I had to give it back to it's owners and I'm waiting until after the next wwdc to buy my own...). I used bootcamp to partition a spare disk, then just booted from a freebsd cd and installed onto that partition. I ended up using refit as a boot doohickey (initially from an refit cd, eventually taking a chance on installing it onto the disk itself). There wasn't anything too surprising. g.