Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:11:09 +0000 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>, Marcin Wojtas <mw@semihalf.com>, Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ARM board recommendations with true GigE ports Message-ID: <20171013191109.GP55623@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAKAfi7zjEW9ft4hYGTRN74J5xJmCp=24%2BcH4e=TDrk_Sf4gqGA@mail.gmail.com> References: <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> <CAKAfi7zjEW9ft4hYGTRN74J5xJmCp=24%2BcH4e=TDrk_Sf4gqGA@mail.gmail.com>
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--sy9WyBOsCRoUO165 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 01:57:04PM -0500, Jim Thompson wrote: > On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> wrote: >=20 > > 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"? > > >=20 >=20 > I 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. >=20 > Solid-Run has some documentation specific to FreeBSD on the ClearFog, > including build instructions for FreeBSD > https://wiki.solid-run.com/doku.php?id=3Dproducts:a38x:software:os:freebsd >=20 > That URL above has a link to pre-built images that Solid-Run has made if > that's what you're after. > http://images.solid-build.xyz/A38X/freebsd/ >=20 > I booted pfSense 2.4.1 (not released, but based on FreeBSD 11.1) from USB > on a ClearFog Base (with eMMC) yesterday. ClearFog Pro works as well. > We 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > The Marvell 8040 stuff is further behind. It boots, but no interfaces, e= tc. >=20 > I'll be trying the espresso.bin board (Armada 3700) next. >=20 I can look into this early next week. Glen --sy9WyBOsCRoUO165 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEVVuz/A7vpH93hEhKuWzd6q+LXtAFAlnhD8gACgkQuWzd6q+L XtArRBAAxqas6VVISdc4RYD/zuN4zeDGfXFObmC+pT4RYGEV36GzZfB82QAAxCcH Qz+SWBRdfJyAA/04NjJdEoyn1StzjU2OXSr7FcRi5CvQwrOQum5VcZD3knTnO3E7 8NsxP1qAsaBnPO55y7zdfhwzxpnIcnKbB6lBOrlbIqcd3KAO9KieB26+GJ37z9H8 jp6WsWYC7jk4KhbCVWNtCqHE2WD4JaP9bGcEdN67Cf+6AjyrSS4Ddamu4NSlYCBz d2eMDGnXL4jYUvRCGOECW0AJfdO52aePIKN9zD9oJ1u0mXnjRUR0aNi2AUiAZMz2 Zdu2AF1k7JIaaMRJYTd0yPqMge+ycs/I/JBYA32nbGytjBRz99VvRcrKVLe+QK7S MCc17wQEtct2vbSyoZ2tN82zKOIigO/DtWIZEYGQazef2/Z++7T8TRkMuro4ZREb 7kTbf6iLolaQZp5geN50jlmy3gmBsEGNW8Xk8wf5SAbCuRY+IOPmzEs0hJTJJNUg ZWg8U+ZaT2NsANZXeVZN1vD8rQQf0H4vhFijmJG7Vh+W6fFHrysH09LOAADg1l7U NJ5mwmRTaqGEQ6akkqydKjlzwUQlESgGXd6gwNVm5fIZsSTMbDvHNStTmiV6lKx5 7LAr8N5PduxjZPTuH1PSud9DZflwPQvZhVYrhZTxVJY5VpjSKC4= =3+Pf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sy9WyBOsCRoUO165--
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