From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Sat Nov 19 20:12:24 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C4AFC4BDD4 for ; Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:12:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hmurray@megapathdsl.net) Received: from ip-64-139-1-69.sjc.megapath.net (ip-64-139-1-69.sjc.megapath.net [64.139.1.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 622B2FEB for ; Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:12:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hmurray@megapathdsl.net) Received: from shuksan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ip-64-139-1-69.sjc.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B1D7406063; Sat, 19 Nov 2016 12:07:11 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3 To: John.Kitz@xs4all.nl cc: "freebsd-arm" , hmurray@megapathdsl.net From: Hal Murray Subject: Re: Creating FreeBSD/arm bootable SD card for Cubieboards from FreeBSD 11.0 image files for Wintel only users. In-Reply-To: Message from "John W. Kitz" of "Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:48:05 +0100." <000a01d24295$7b75e550$7261aff0$@Kitz@xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 12:07:11 -0800 Message-Id: <20161119200711.3B1D7406063@ip-64-139-1-69.sjc.megapath.net> X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:12:24 -0000 John.Kitz@xs4all.nl said: > To rephrase my question; am I correct in assuming that the FreeBSD release > 11.0 SD-card image file contains everything one needs to do a first time > installation of FreeBSD on a cubieboard or cubieboard2? I.e. I do not or do > no longer need to install the SPL loader and U-boot programs on the SD-card, > since they are either an integral part of or not needed when using the image > file. I haven't verified it on a Cubieboard, but most systems that use SD cards don't actually have an install step. You copy the "install" image to a SD card on a system of your choice, then move the SD card over to the target system and boot from it. That's the final system, already installed and running. You get to start tuning it for your needs. It's probably setup so you can ssh in and do everything without a console. (be sure to fix the default passwords before you expose the new system to the big bad internet) -- These are my opinions. I hate spam.