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Date:      Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:25:23 -0700
From:      Mark Millard <markmi@dsl-only.net>
To:        Kris Moore <kris@ixsystems.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Issue booting RPI2 B (v1.2) [V1.2 is BVM2837 and quad-core Cortex-A53 based]
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On 2016-Oct-20, at 12:08 PM, Mark Millard <markmi at dsl-only.net> =
wrote:

> On 2016-Oct-20, at 11:22 AM, Kris Moore <krisat ixsystems.com> wrote:
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>> I've been toying around with a bunch of RPI2's here (using
>> 11.0-RELEASE), and so far so good. However I just ordered a new batch =
of
>> them and they all get stuck at the "rainbow" screen. After further
>> investigation, I noticed that they were marked as "Raspberry Pi 2 =
Model
>> B V1.2", and all my other units are V1.1. Just for kicks, I tried
>> rasbian, and that works fine.
>>=20
>> Is this possibly an issue with U-Boot being too old for this =
revision?
>> Any other ideas?
>>=20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> Kris Moore
>> iXsystems
>> Enterprise Storage & Servers Driven By Open Source
>=20
> =
https://www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi2 =
says:
>=20
>> Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.2
>=20
>> Previous versions of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B use the BCM2836 SoC, =
which contains a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor. The Raspberry Pi 2 =
Model B v1.2 board uses BCM2837, which contains a quad-core ARM =
Cortex-A53 processor. It is necessary to update to the latest (October =
2016) version of the device firmware and Linux kernel to allow the board =
to boot up properly.
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D
> Mark Millard
> markmi at dsl-only.net

It is listed as out of stock but =
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-17791 agrees in its =
description:

> The Raspberry Pi 2 V1.2 is a single-board computer developed in the UK =
by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
>=20
> . . .=20
>=20
> The updated Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is designed around the Broadcom =
BCM2837 SoC (same as the Pi 3) Quad Core ARMv8 processor running at 900 =
MHz just like the original Pi 2. The rest of the board is identical to =
the original, featuring a VideoCore IV GPU, 1 Gigabyte of RAM, 4 USB =
ports, and 40 GPIO pins for expansion.=20
>=20
> Please note:Previous versions of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B use the =
BCM2836 SoC, which contains a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor. The =
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.2 board uses BCM2837, which contains a =
quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor. It is necessary to update to the =
latest (October 2016) version of the device firmware and Linux kernel to =
allow the board to boot up properly
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> Board Specifications
>=20
> 	=E2=80=A2 Processor: Quad-core BCM2837 ARMv8 CPU running at =
900Mhz
> 	=E2=80=A2 USB: Four USB 2.0 Ports
> 	=E2=80=A2 Ethernet: 10/100 Ethernet Port
> 	=E2=80=A2 Video Output: HDMI and Composite
> 	=E2=80=A2 Sound: L/R Stereo=20
> 	=E2=80=A2 Memory: 1GB Ram=20
> 	=E2=80=A2 Operating System: Uses microSD card slot to load O/S =
(Sold Separately, Software cane be found here)
> 	=E2=80=A2 Digital interfaces: CSi and DSi ribbon cable ports
> 	=E2=80=A2 GPIO: 40 GPIO pins, backwards compatible to B and B+ =
board

I know that =
http://ameridroid.com/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b-1gb-ram 's old =
page for V1.1 has said "DISCONTINUED" for some time.

=3D=3D=3D
Mark Millard
markmi at dsl-only.net




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