Bug 151385

Summary:	[boot] Installation hangs on MacBook
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	Rene <rene.stesl>
Component:	amd64	Assignee:	freebsd-amd64 (Nobody) <amd64>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description Rene 2010-10-11 09:20:01 UTC

I have tried to install FreeBSD 8.1 Release for amd64 on my 13.3" Unibody MacBook with Core2Duo.
When I boot the install CD, it starts printing hardware information and appears to freeze at:
acpi0: <APPLE Apple00> on motherboard

Fix: 

It seems like other Users already had the same Problem:
http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=12289

The MacBook Wiki (http://wiki.freebsd.org/AppleMacbook) provides a solution:
If your system stops early at boot, try reverting r189055: http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?v...evision=189055

But how can someone revert this revision if he has no PC running FreeBSD?
And i don't know if this is the final solution.
How-To-Repeat: Boot the Installation CD (ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.1/FreeBSD-8.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) on an 13.3" Aluminum MacBook (newer models are now named MacBook Pro). My MacBook is has a nVidia GPU and an Intel Core2Duo Processor with 2Ghz.

Comment 1 Andriy Gapon freebsd_committer

2010-12-05 13:30:57 UTC

Can you please try the latest head or stable/8 here?
jkim@ has recently committed a general fix for MacBook problems.
Thanks!
-- 
Andriy Gapon

Comment 2 Jaakko Heinonen freebsd_committer

2011-12-11 10:02:35 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->feedback

Note that submitter has been asked for feedback.

Comment 3 Jaakko Heinonen freebsd_committer

2012-01-27 09:01:37 UTC

State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed

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