Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 11:26:03 -0500 From: Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Raspberry PI Message-ID: <2027705.a725itiJ0Q@desktop.bildanet.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFDH0ei7cs7%2B-pce_M_W9gHba4mBzwmLeZb1-tRZAB0BjWTj4g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sunday 02 November 2014 1:39:47 PM Mario Sangiorgio wrote: > 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). > I use hdmi with my three pi. > 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. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES/11.0/ ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/11.0 I am using version 11.0 with my Raspberry pi B models. I have a B+ but I have failed to get it to boot using the current images. > > 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. https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware You have to do the update manuallyhome | help
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