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On 07/04/2006, at 10:32 AM, Maxim Sobolev wrote:

> Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
>>> No, I don't think it's framebuffer issue, since FreeBSD CD starts  
>>> loading (I see message indicating that cdboot is trying to start  
>>> BOOT/LOADER on the screen). My guess is that Apple has only  
>>> implemented BIOS in amount necessary to bootstrap WinXP, while  
>>> FreeBSD requires some functionality that doesn't exist.
>> Does it drop you to the loader prompt or die before that?
>
> Dies before. I have not time to investigate the exact point when it  
> dies.
>
> -Maxim

It could be worth trying

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/06/parallels/index.php