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Date:      Sun,  3 Jun 2007 01:26:35 +0100 (BST)
From:      Richard Tobin <richard@inf.ed.ac.uk>
To:        Sam Lawrance <boris@brooknet.com.au>, Richard Tobin <richard@inf.ed.ac.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD on Apple Mac Mini?
Message-ID:  <20070603002635.9507B215D70@macpro.inf.ed.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: Sam Lawrance's message of Sun, 3 Jun 2007 08:34:42 %2B1000

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> > Does FreeBSD run well on the Mac Mini (x86)?  I'm considering getting
> > one to use for both MacOS and FreeBSD (booting from an external disk,
> > if that's reasonable).

> Yep, it works fine.  I used boot camp to create a small boot  
> partition on the internal drive, and it loads everything else from an  
> external USB drive.

Thanks.  A few more questions:

 - Any reason to prefer USB over Firewire?

 - Do you have to use a boot partition on the internal disk?  Can
   FreeBSD boot from external USB or Firewire?

 - Which release of FreeBSD are you using?

Thanks,
  Richard



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