Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:18:06 +0100 From: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Project FreeBSD mobile phone : let's talk about the display I love to use Message-ID: <CA%2B1FSij1bLVYfhW3gPxN8LFUYW26dkonHiwhTiPKuGUu6q%2BT3Q@mail.gmail.com>
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--0000000000006f0042062bc03135 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello to everyone. I'm trying to create a mobile phone with the look and feel of the Black Berry and with FreeBSD as an OS. This is the tutorial that I want to use as a base : https://hackaday.io/project/195587-blackberrypi-handheld as you can see he used this display : https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?variant=3D3013825144= 4307 As soon as I saw it,I fell in love. I want to use that display for my DiY phone. Problem is that I don't know if some code has been written as a driver to turn it on. To be honest I'm not even sure about which board to use. FreeBSD does not work well with the Arm low end boards. I know that I want a slim phone. Do you have a board that you would recommend me to use ? Furthermore,the display should "match" well with the board,because I'm not able to write a single piece of code. I can accept a not finished piece of code,because if there is not much work to do is not much,I can start a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money and finish the job. Everything is geared to linux so you must translate. I want to understand if I have all the pieces needed. Starting here: [image: github.com] hyperpixel4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.dts at pi4 =C2=B7 pimoroni/hyperpixel4 <https://github.com/pimoroni/hyperpixel4/blob/pi4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.d= ts> I would like to know if some FreeBSD developer is working on these compatible chipset : compatible =3D "brcm,bcm2835"; compatible =3D "goodix,gt911"; Can someone share some relevant information about some useful piece of code,links,that I can explore to understand if it is worth investing my time and money on that display ? Anyway,I don't want to use the oblong displays used by the Android smartphone. That form factor is abused. If the display that I found is not good,I will continue searching for displays that have the same squared form factor. --=20 Mario. --0000000000006f0042062bc03135 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello to everyone.</div><div><br></d= iv><div>I'm trying to create a mobile phone with the look and feel of t= he Black Berry and with FreeBSD as an OS. This is the tutorial that I want = to use as a base : <br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://hackada= y.io/project/195587-blackberrypi-handheld" target=3D"_blank">https://hackad= ay.io/project/195587-blackberrypi-handheld</a></div><div><br></div><div>as = you can see he used this display :</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http= s://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?variant=3D30138251444307= " target=3D"_blank">https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?= variant=3D30138251444307</a></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>As = soon as I saw it,I fell in love. I want to use that display for my DiY phon= e. Problem is that I don't know if some code has been written as a driv= er to turn it on. To be honest I'm not even sure about which board to u= se. FreeBSD does not work well with the Arm low end boards. <br></div><div>= <br></div><div>I know that I want a slim phone. Do you have a board that yo= u would=C2=A0recommend me to use ? <br></div><div><br></div><div>Furthermor= e,the display should "match" well with the board,because I'm = not able to write a single piece of code. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I c= an accept a not finished piece of code,because if there is not much work to= do is not much,I can start a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money and = finish the job.</div><div><br></div><div>Everything is geared to linux so y= ou must translate. I want to understand if I have all the pieces needed.<br= ></div><div><br></div><div> Starting here:<br> =09 <div class=3D"gmail-bbCodeBlock gmail-bbCodeBlock--unfurl gmail-js-unfurl = gmail-fauxBlockLink"> <div class=3D"gmail-contentRow"> =09 <div class=3D"gmail-contentRow-figure gmail-contentRow-figure--fixedSma= ll gmail-js-unfurl-figure"> =09 <img src=3D"https://opengraph.githubassets.com/79a89f2e38662368aeeb3e= 70126c4740ce8081a52fd7da4a98fa6531afbb0fa7/pimoroni/hyperpixel4" alt=3D"git= hub.com" class=3D"gmail-bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image"> =09 </div> =09 <div class=3D"gmail-contentRow-main"> <h3 class=3D"gmail-contentRow-header gmail-js-unfurl-title"> <a href=3D"https://github.com/pimoroni/hyperpixel4/blob/pi4/src/hyperp= ixel4-overlay.dts" class=3D"gmail-link gmail-link--external gmail-fauxBlock= Link-blockLink" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow ugc noopener"> hyperpixel4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.dts at pi4 =C2=B7 pimoroni/hyperp= ixel4 </a> </h3><div class=3D"gmail-contentRow-minor gmail-contentRow-minor--hideL= inks"></div> </div> </div> </div> I would like to know if some FreeBSD developer is working on these compatib= le chipset :<br> </div><div><br></div><div>compatible =3D "brcm,bcm2835";</div><di= v>compatible =3D "goodix,gt911";</div><div><br></div><div>Can som= eone share some relevant information about some useful piece of code,links,= that I can explore to understand if it is worth investing my time and money= on that display ? <br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyway,I don't want to= use the oblong displays used by the Android smartphone. That form factor i= s abused. <br></div><div><br></div><div>If the display that I found is not = good,I will continue searching for displays that have the same squared form= factor. <br></div><div></div><div><br></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_sign= ature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data= -smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div></div> </div> --0000000000006f0042062bc03135--
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