From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Thu Oct 20 19:59:42 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B3DEC1A741 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:59:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@ixsystems.com) Received: from barracuda.ixsystems.com (barracuda.ixsystems.com [12.229.62.30]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.ixsystems.com", Issuer "Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0D6DFC74 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:59:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@ixsystems.com) X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1476993581-08ca04521e67700001-ZNVAc5 Received: from zimbra.ixsystems.com ([10.246.0.20]) by barracuda.ixsystems.com with ESMTP id fyASDftNkXhiD60L (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:59:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: kris@ixsystems.com X-Barracuda-RBL-Trusted-Forwarder: 10.246.0.20 X-ASG-Whitelist: Client Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.ixsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 847E191C9A5; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:19:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zimbra.ixsystems.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.ixsystems.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id PBSo0LqhSffF; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:19:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.ixsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C1D791D7B9; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:19:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ixsystems.com Received: from zimbra.ixsystems.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.ixsystems.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id 9vhiToPpilE8; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:19:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.20.0.155] (unknown [10.20.0.155]) by zimbra.ixsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EF09691C9A5; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:19:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: Issue booting RPI2 B (v1.2) [V1.2 is BVM2837 and quad-core Cortex-A53 based] To: Mark Millard X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [SPAM] Re: Issue booting RPI2 B (v1.2) [V1.2 is BVM2837 and quad-core Cortex-A53 based] References: <053B3B99-E4D9-4714-ACCF-AA846E1855CE@dsl-only.net> <1C2BA80D-FAB7-49D2-8D02-5CE1431953CF@dsl-only.net> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org From: Kris Moore Message-ID: <38a4152b-e27e-baa3-33a6-cd7318026569@ixsystems.com> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:59:38 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1C2BA80D-FAB7-49D2-8D02-5CE1431953CF@dsl-only.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Barracuda-Connect: UNKNOWN[10.246.0.20] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1476993581 X-Barracuda-Encrypted: ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 X-Barracuda-URL: https://10.246.0.26:443/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at ixsystems.com X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:59:42 -0000 On 10/20/2016 15:25, Mark Millard wrote: > On 2016-Oct-20, at 12:08 PM, Mark Millard wrot= e: > >> On 2016-Oct-20, at 11:22 AM, Kris Moore wrote: >> >>> 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 Mod= el >>> B V1.2", and all my other units are V1.1. Just for kicks, I tried >>> rasbian, and that works fine. >>> >>> Is this possibly an issue with U-Boot being too old for this revision= ? >>> Any other ideas? >>> >>> >>> --=20 >>> Kris Moore >>> iXsystems >>> Enterprise Storage & Servers Driven By Open Source >> https://www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi= 2 says: >> >>> Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.2 >>> Previous versions of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B use the BCM2836 SoC, whic= h 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 proc= essor. 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 proper= ly. >> =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 >> >> The updated Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is designed around the Broadcom BCM= 2837 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 or= iginal, featuring a VideoCore IV GPU, 1 Gigabyte of RAM, 4 USB ports, and= 40 GPIO pins for expansion.=20 >> >> Please note:Previous versions of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B use the BCM283= 6 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 Cort= ex-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 boo= t up properly >> >> Board Specifications >> >> =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-r= am 's old page for V1.1 has said "DISCONTINUED" for some time. > > =3D=3D=3D > Mark Millard > markmi at dsl-only.net > Oh, that's a bummer. I was afraid of that, since the 2's are getting harder to find now. I would imagine its not worth looking too hard at this, since support for the Pi 3 is starting to land ;) --=20 Kris Moore iXsystems Enterprise Storage & Servers Driven By Open Source