Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:57:04 -0500 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> Cc: Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com>, Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ARM board recommendations with true GigE ports Message-ID: <CAKAfi7zjEW9ft4hYGTRN74J5xJmCp=24%2BcH4e=TDrk_Sf4gqGA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201709242207.QAA05638@mail.lariat.net> References: <201709222206.QAA21968@mail.lariat.net> <07D27DD7-2434-4A2E-91CE-A05D12BBAC2A@netgate.com> <CABx9NuQf1iE0_Y=vX0fC_o61t0-iku1vYmTAcFWSCEqsnw0H8w@mail.gmail.com> <201709230004.SAA22590@mail.lariat.net> <4E771B56-D588-468E-AB60-35DB4DB31318@netgate.com> <CAPv3WKdX-SA2iQZFmfi0fY8g=rahL0v2kx_znL3RoFzT3c0H_w@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuRSDN%2B-1GNab_VR7gWy9_-DA8Udqky0oA22Gffhwu0OGA@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuSJ=UXm5on5XTJUdw4iMYOerUUtp6e7YyvNuPWJNPpsOQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPv3WKcvEFya2TP-E9T9LXoPHaSa==U3HHdkSdaDKpTESAOo3w@mail.gmail.com> <201709242207.QAA05638@mail.lariat.net>
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On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> wrote: > So, how would I obtain an image for the Solidrun "ClearFog" board (whose > specs say it uses the Marvell ARMADA 88F628 SoC)? Is it supported by > any of the snapshots of 11.1-RELEASE or 12.0-CURRENT? Or would I have to > set up > a development system to cross-compile? If there's no SD/MMC driver (as > suggested > by some of the messages earlier in the thread), what media would I use to > boot > the system and as mass storage? Is there better support for the > "Macchiatobin" > board, whose specs say it uses a "Marvell AMADA 8040"? > > --Brett Glass =E2=80=8BI don't see where anyone has responded to Brett, (I was in Europe = starting with EuroBSDcon for two weeks, so I didn't notice that the thread had gone stale without answering Brett's question.) Apologies if I missed someone else answering. =E2=80=8BSolid-Run has some documentation specific to FreeBSD on the ClearF= og, including build instructions for FreeBSD=E2=80=8B https://wiki.solid-run.com/doku.php?id=3Dproducts:a38x:software:os:freebsd =E2=80=8B That URL above has a link to pre-built images that Solid-Run has made if that's what you're after.=E2=80=8B http://images.solid-build.xyz/A38X/freebsd/ =E2=80=8BI booted pfSense 2.4.1 (not released, but based on FreeBSD 11.1) f= rom USB on a ClearFog Base (with eMMC) yesterday. =E2=80=8BClearFog Pro works as w= ell. =E2=80=8BWe use a customized toolchain that started off as crochet, but the instructions on that page should serve to get you to freebsd -HEAD running from microSD. Getting from there to FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE is simple. Since arm32 isn't a tier-1 architecture in FreeBSD, I don't know what it takes to have RE make images for these boards. I know I've given Glen Barber a selection of boards (arm and non-arm) to use in his efforts to make FreeBSD images for various boards, and if it's as simple as sending him a ClearFog, he only needs to hold his hand up. I have about 20 of them sitting in my office. Since Brett mentioned "mass storage", I haven't tried the m-sata on ClearFog, but the m.2 SATA ports on our product based on the Armada 385 work, so presumably the m-sata on the ClearFog also works. The Marvell 8040 stuff is further behind. It boots, but no interfaces, etc= . I'll be trying the espresso.bin board (Armada 3700) next. Jim
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