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Kurt Jaeger wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Has anyone already tried freebsd on the 
> 
> http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
> 
> The device can be opened (loosening two screws at the bottom)
> and inside there's an USB port which contains some 2GB flash stick.
> Very convenient to tinker around with it. It also has a serial console port.
> 
> The linux dmesg:
> 
> http://opsec.eu/backup/edgemax-linux-dmesg
> 
> It seems to contain an Octeon and the price (approx. 120 EUR)
> is attractive to tinker with it.
> 
> The linux /sys files:
> 
> http://opsec.eu/backup/edgemax-sys-files
> 
> I'm not familiar with the MIPS port -- is there some .img repository
> somewhere so that I can try to boot it ?
> 
> Has anyone tried the edgemax with an image generated from
> 
> http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/mkoctimage
> 
> The image from 2011 from
> 
> http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/freebsd-octeon-image-1g.xz
> 
> looks a bit old ? I'll experiment with that one for now.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
There aren't any prebuilt images, you'll need to build one yourself and 
install it by whichever method is easiest for you, I started by 
cross-building a kernel and rootfs for nfs boot, then set it up from 
there...

The flash is actually 4G, theres an unused ~1.5G section at the end of 
the flash so you don't need to blow away the edgeos install to boot FreeBSD.