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Date:      Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:42:03 -0700
From:      Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>
To:        "Chen, Alvin W" <Weike.Chen@Dell.com>, "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Arm Image can be installed on Qualcomm Snapdragon.
Message-ID:  <da01861f-5202-79ca-da1f-62a8165abb82@nomadlogic.org>
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On 7/20/23 02:40, Chen, Alvin W wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I get one laptop based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2, and Qualcomm 
> Snapdragon is in FreeBSD Arm supported list. I want to install FreeBSD 
> on it and download the image from:
> 
> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-memstick.img <https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-memstick.img>;
> 
> And make a pendrive installer by dd. The USB boot entry can be detected 
> by arm BIOS, but it can’t boot. I try Ubuntu 22.04 arm ISO, and make the 
> pendrive, it can boot well.
> 
> Is FreeBSD arm image also depended on other HW components but not only SOC?
> 
> 

how far into the boot process do you get?  does it just not detect the 
boot media at all, or does it fail at some other point?  also - are you 
able to access the system via serial console?

-pete

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Pete Wright
pete@nomadlogic.org
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