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From: Mario Sangiorgio <mariosangiorgio@gmail.com>
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Hello, I am considering installing FreeBSD on my Raspberry Pi to use it a a
personal server.

I read the documentation on the wiki but I still have some concerns.

First, the wiki says:
As of January 2013, FreeBSD-CURRENT fully supports either a video console
(you'll need a USB keyboard and display connected) or it can be configured
to use a serial console (you'll need a serial adapter cable such as the one
sold by Adafruit.com).

Does it mean that by default the access via the serial adapter is not
enabled by default and it needs to be configured in a special way?

Second: I found links to a few unofficial packages repositories compatible
with the Raspberry Pi. Is there any official (or a recommended) repository?
I assume that compilation on the device would be quite slow, so I'd prefer
to avoid it.

Third: does FreeBSD have any special command to update Raspberry PI
firmware? Linux package managers have it and I am wondering if there is any
FreeBSD equivalent or what is the procedure to update the firmware.

Thanks,
Mario