
The Enter key (located near the right Apple key) is the substitute for Alt Gr. X.org 7.2+ supports Apple MacBook keyboards (English and International).

It's recommended that you use X.org 7.2+ as it can shutdown the LCD backlight via DPMS (e.g.: xset dpms force off). You may need to type: $ xrandr -output LVDS -set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL combined Xorg is now capable of handling the backlight brigthness via XrandR API and the xbacklight(1) application. For MacBook Pros you need to use the "radeon" driver. File permissions are wrong because we copied the files from the CD.įor the MacBooks you need to use the "intel" Xorg driver. Make sure you do this last step because your system is not fully functional yet and is insecure.

# cp -R bin etc lib libexec rescue root sbin tmp usr var /tank

Start 168181800, size 66259808 (32353 Meg), flag 0Ĭopy this information down, you may need it later.Įxit fixit mode and install FreeBSD into slice 3 using sysinstall.ĭo not change the slices in the Fdisk editor, they must match the GPT which sysinstall does not show. Sysid 11 (0x0b),(DOS or Windows 95 with 32 bit FAT) Use fdisk(8) to print MBR layout it will look something like: Use bootcamp to set aside space for FreeBSD.īoot the release CD/DVD by holding down the alt/option key (3rd from the left in bottom row) and selecting the "Windows CD" Both printing and restoring the fdisk table may be done from fixit mode. You will need to record the original fdisk layout manually before install so that you can later restore it. sysinstall understands only the fdisk portion of this label, and may improperly rewrite it during the install. MacBooks use the gpt partition scheme, which includes a compatibility fdisk table. Linux added a workaround ( ) and we may need a similar hack until correct fixes are found. Recent MacBook Pro and Mac Mini with NVIDIA MCP89 cannot find SATA drives.
