From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 14:27:56 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 B749E16A421 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:27:56 +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 68E5113C4CC for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:27:56 +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 <0.00CB5B60@lsmtp.okstate.edu>; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 8:27:55 -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; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:55 -0600 Received: from smtp.ad.okstate.edu ([139.78.133.2]) by EXS1.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:55 -0600 Received: from [139.78.110.83] ([139.78.110.83]) by smtp.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:55 -0600 Resent-From: Jason Joines Resent-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:56 -0600 Resent-Message-ID: <476292EC.9060900@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); Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:30:10 -0600 Received: from mailhost01.okstate.edu ([139.78.133.5]) by exfe03.ad.okstate.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:30:09 -0600 Received: from mail1.heig-vd.ch (mail1.heig-vd.ch [193.134.216.148]) by mailhost03.okstate.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBEATYjo027858 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:30:04 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail1.heig-vd.ch (8.13.7/8.13.1/MailGateway 2.01) with ESMTP id lBEAOEWQ003582; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:24:14 +0100 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new from YCOM SA at heig-vd.ch Received: from mail1.heig-vd.ch ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail1.heig-vd.ch [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id f4UOQcDAqgk5; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:24:08 +0100 (CET) Received: from EINT11.einet.ad.eivd.ch ([10.192.41.28]) by mail1.heig-vd.ch (8.13.7/8.13.1/MailGateway 2.01) with ESMTP id lBEAO3ub003568; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:24:05 +0100 Received: from [10.192.51.160] ([10.192.51.160]) by EINT11.einet.ad.eivd.ch with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:24:02 +0100 Message-ID: <476259C2.4020502@evotex.ch> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:24:02 +0100 From: Gabriel Rossetti User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070804) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hartzell@alerce.com References: <18272.27362.622233.540876@almost.alerce.com> In-Reply-To: <18272.27362.622233.540876@almost.alerce.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Dec 2007 10:24:02.0956 (UTC) FILETIME=[72C4ECC0:01C83E3B] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=4.65.5502:2.3.11, 1.2.37, 4.0.164 definitions=2007-12-14_03:2007-12-14, 2007-12-14, 2007-12-14 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-0712140017 Cc: Jason Joines Subject: Re: will freebsd run on apple intel xserve X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:27:56 -0000 George Hartzell wrote: > 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. > AMD64....on an Intel X-Serve box? I think you got it wrong there....... Anyways, EFI support for Xeon CPUs should work without a problem, even for linux. I'm not sure about EFI support, I think it's fine in CURRENT, from what I've read on the net. Good luck, Gabriel > > 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. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >