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Date:      Wed, 17 May 2023 13:47:02 +0100
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org>
To:        Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi POE+ hat overlay
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I'm not sure about 12.3 either - you could try with 13.2 and see if that
makes a difference.

On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 13:45, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:

> Hey,
>
> Ok. I'm new to rpi4 and arm in general but tomorrow I will force
> 'arm_freq=3D1800' again just to see it it crashes again.
> I will check too what values linux shows.
>
> I don't know if firmware/uboot version included in 12.3 supports this
> feature.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> escreveu no dia quarta, 17/05/2023 =C3=A0(s)
> 13:11:
>
>> Hi Nuno,
>>
>> I'm not sure where to start - I just happened to notice in the
>> documentation here:
>> https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html that
>> the cpu frequency Pi4B R1.4 was listed as 1800 if arm_boot=3D1 so I trie=
d it.
>>
>> Doug.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 11:11, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Doug,
>>>
>>> I have too a 1.5 rpi but arm_boost=3D1 isn't doing anything, htop shows
>>> 1500Mhz when doing something intensive.
>>> I'm running 13.2 stable
>>>
>>> Do I missing something?
>>>
>>> Could you take a look at my setup?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> escreveu no dia ter=C3=A7a, 16/05/2023 =C3=
=A0(s)
>>> 17:19:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 13 May 2023 at 13:45, Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was able to build an updated rpi-firmware port based on 1.20210805
>>>>> and this boots successfully on pi400 as well as rpi4. With this, I ca=
n load
>>>>> the rpi-poe-plus overlay and I just need to try and reverse engineer =
the
>>>>> undocumented mailbox API by reading the Linux code.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a first approximation of a fan driver which works with the
>>>> 1.20210805 firmware (actually, I substituted rpi-poe-plus.dtbo from
>>>> 1.20210831 which just changes the fan levels for the POE+). I'm testin=
g
>>>> with an rpi4B rev 1.5 with 'make -j4 buildworld' and the fan is keepin=
g the
>>>> cpu temperature below 65 degrees which is nice, especially since I set
>>>> arm_boost=3D1 in config.txt which boosts the cpu frequency up to 1800 =
for
>>>> this board.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have a pointer to the problem with firmware later than
>>>> 20210805? Would it make any kind of sense to try to get the fix into
>>>> releng/13.2 as an errata?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nuno Teixeira
>>> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>>>
>>
>
> --
> Nuno Teixeira
> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m not sure about 12.3 either - you could try with 13=
.2 and see if that makes a difference.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 17 May 2023 at 13:45, Nuno Te=
ixeira &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eduardo@freebsd.org">eduardo@freebsd.org</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color=
:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hey,</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Ok. I&#39;m new to rpi4 and arm in general but tomorrow I will=
 force &#39;arm_freq=3D1800&#39; again just to see it it crashes again.</di=
v><div>I will check too what values linux shows.</div><div><br></div><div>I=
 don&#39;t know if firmware/uboot version included in 12.3 supports this fe=
ature.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Doug Rabson &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:dfr@rabson.org" target=3D"_blank">dfr@rabson.org</a>&gt; escreveu n=
o dia quarta, 17/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 13:11:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-le=
ft-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div di=
r=3D"ltr">Hi Nuno,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m not sure where to start - I j=
ust happened to notice in the documentation here:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://w=
ww.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html</a>; =
that the cpu frequency Pi4B R1.4 was listed as 1800 if arm_boot=3D1 so I tr=
ied it.</div><div><br></div><div>Doug.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Wed, 17 May 2023 at 11:11, Nuno Teixeira &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eduardo@fr=
eebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">eduardo@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le=
ft-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello Doug,</div><div><br></div><div>I=
 have too a 1.5 rpi but arm_boost=3D1 isn&#39;t doing anything, htop shows =
1500Mhz when doing something intensive.</div><div>I&#39;m running 13.2 stab=
le</div><div><br></div><div>Do I missing something?</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Could you take a look at my setup?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">Doug Rabson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dfr@rabson.org" target=3D"_blank">dfr=
@rabson.org</a>&gt; escreveu no dia ter=C3=A7a, 16/05/2023 =C3=A0(s) 17:19:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 13 May=
 2023 at 13:45, Doug Rabson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dfr@rabson.org" target=3D=
"_blank">dfr@rabson.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-=
style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">I was able to build an updated rpi-firmware port based on 1.202108=
05 and this boots successfully on pi400 as well as rpi4. With this, I can l=
oad the rpi-poe-plus overlay and I just need to try and reverse engineer th=
e undocumented mailbox API by reading the Linux code.</div></blockquote><di=
v><br></div><div>I have a first approximation of a fan driver which works w=
ith the 1.20210805 firmware (actually, I substituted rpi-poe-plus.dtbo from=
 1.20210831 which just changes the fan levels for the POE+). I&#39;m testin=
g with an rpi4B rev 1.5 with &#39;make -j4 buildworld&#39; and the fan is k=
eeping the cpu temperature below 65 degrees which is nice, especially since=
 I set arm_boost=3D1 in config.txt which boosts the cpu frequency up to 180=
0 for this board.</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have a pointer to th=
e problem with firmware later than 20210805? Would it make any kind of sens=
e to try to get the fix into releng/13.2 as an errata?</div><div><br></div>=
</div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span>-- </span><br><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nuno Teixeira<br=
>FreeBSD Committer (ports)</span></div></div>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span>-- </span><br><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nuno Teixeira<br=
>FreeBSD Committer (ports)</span></div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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