Apple MacBook Air 13.6-inch M2 - FreeBSD

Hardware info on main page.

FreeBSD/arm64

usb boot

usb reset
usb start
run bootcmd_usb0

Hints: startup options - hold the power button until the startup options screen shows

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2025-04-20: I created this page.

2025-04-20: booting FreeBSD (a snapshot) from a usb stick, using usb boot from OpenBSD's u-boot

usb reset
usb start
run bootcmd_usb0

the machine loads the kernel, but panics when it doesn't find a usable timer. Panic message:

panic: No usable event timer found!

Pictures of the boot boot 1, boot 2.