Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:43:03 +0200 From: Sami Halabi <sodynet1@gmail.com> To: Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on RaspberryPi Message-ID: <CAEW%2BogaFLcMzVOcv3%2BsmSNeOHzywEeb5HGss_66BS2=JD6pBQg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAEW%2BogaZYBu8oKWXOO5aaWTEj3N7-LCc-TN25xWSo6-EyOHFGw@mail.gmail.com> References: <31C904E6-F230-4187-AE32-F9A7B1A7C38E@freebsd.org> <CAEW%2BogaNKtYS4TsZFBMX-DbdBrvJbbep2tvGobnE6DF-9F696A@mail.gmail.com> <CAFC71DF-6336-4D1F-B699-76014F988EC0@freebsd.org> <509CC1F6.1010308@freebsd.org> <CAEW%2BogaZYBu8oKWXOO5aaWTEj3N7-LCc-TN25xWSo6-EyOHFGw@mail.gmail.com>
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? On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Sami Halabi <sodynet1@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > are there any plans to do images that support the hdmi output ? what about > analog sound vs the hdmi? > can the images be taken to the gui stage , ie xbmc or any other multimedia > screen ? > > Sami > > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> Am 09.11.2012 05:44, schrieb Tim Kientzle: >> >> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> >> wrote: >> >> WARNING: This is still highly experimental and by no >> >> means ready for "production use", ... >> >> >> >> To boot FreeBSD on your RaspberryPi, you'll need: >> >> 1) A RaspberryPi. >> >> 2) A serial cable similar to this one: >> www.adafruit.com/products/954 >> > >> > >> > On Nov 8, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Sami Halabi wrote: >> >> >> >> why the console cable is needed ? >> >> >> > As far as I can tell, the code in FreeBSD-CURRENT >> > does not yet support the video out. So you need >> > a serial console cable to interact with it. >> >> All it takes to get the framebuffer working is that the hash chars are >> removed. I.e. the following works: >> >> device sc >> device kbdmux >> options SC_DFLT_FONT # compile font in >> makeoptions SC_DFLT_FONT=cp437 >> >> > You might be able to interact via SSH but >> > that requires a little bit more setup (a root >> > password needs to be set and you need to >> > edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config to allow root logins). >> >> I used SSH, and the framebuffer helps to see how far the boot process >> has come. It takes about 60 seconds to generate the SSH host keys, for >> example. >> >> [The following points are not specific to the R-PI, and I'm sure you >> know them, but I list them for others that may want to use their R-PI >> without serial console.] >> >> In order to use SSH I modified sshd_config to accept direct root logins. >> The root password must be set (best method: "vipw -d /mnt/etc", else >> you must remember to invoke "pwd_mkdb -d /mnt/etc" when you are done). >> >> The host name and IP address should be set in rc.conf (or assigned via >> DHCP). >> >> If you do not want to enable direct root login, then a non-privileged >> account in group wheel is required to be able to "su" to root. >> >> That's all I remember ... >> >> I used the build script from "http://kernelnomicon.org/?p=164" with >> one slight modification (tar -x ... --no-same-owner ...). >> >> My R-PI kernel contains MSDOSFS and NFS client support to allow it >> to mount its boot partition and NFS exported /usr/src, /usr/obj, >> /usr/ports and /usr/work (where I build ports). Most of them are >> R/O mounts. I have not tried to build world on the R-PI (cross >> building is so much faster ...). But ports can be build, if a swap >> partition is available (e.g. on SD card or via NFS - I did not try >> to mount a USB stick, but that might be another option). >> >> Regards, STefan >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> > > > > -- > Sami Halabi > Information Systems Engineer > NMS Projects Expert > FreeBSD SysAdmin Expert > > -- Sami Halabi Information Systems Engineer NMS Projects Expert FreeBSD SysAdmin Expert
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