Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:15:48 -0500 From: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com> To: Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@bluezbox.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: FreeBSD on Raspberry Pi 512MB (with U-Boot + ubldr) Message-ID: <50BB7EB4.9080301@m5p.com> In-Reply-To: <50B90708.5080703@bluezbox.com> References: <3988C1622A974F19A9D3888F0334FF10@ad.peach.ne.jp> <50B80DEF.4050201@m5p.com> <50B90708.5080703@bluezbox.com>
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On 11/30/12 14:20, Oleksandr Tymoshenko wrote: > On 11/29/2012 5:37 PM, George Mitchell wrote: > .. skipped .. >> I'm a newcomer to the Raspberry Pi, but I've been running FreeBSD for >> over fifteen years. Since I don't have a Pi yet, I am trying to >> emulate one with qemu. Here is the command line I'm currently trying: >> >> qemu-system-arm -cpu arm1136-r2 -m 256 -M versatilepb -serial stdio >> -hda freebsd-pi-20121130.img.gz >> >> It tells me "Kernel image must be specified". How can I get a kernel >> image to satisfy this request? > > Unfortunately this image is not suitable for qemu. qemu emulates > versatile platform board which is > hardware-wise is completely different from raspberry pi. All they have > in common is CPU. Both Pi > and qemu can run same userland but kernel should be compiled for each > platform individually. > > I'm woking on VersatilPB support for FreeBSD since it can make good > kernel development > and package building platform. No clear estimates for it though: > http://pastebin.ca/2255232 Thanks again for your attention. I've decided to go ahead and buy a Raspberry Pi for myself for Christmas, so the question has become moot. -- George > > >> >> Many thanks to the people performing this work, and also the beagleboard >> and beaglebone work! I hope to live long enough to see the day these >> platforms are promoted to tier 1 status in FreeBSD! -- George Mitchell >
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