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Date:      Sun, 20 Dec 2020 18:05:51 -0600
From:      "Matt P." <hybrid120@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RPi4 hdmi support
Message-ID:  <390FA08E-FA73-4730-B522-0217B490A536@gmail.com>

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=EF=BB=BFHi there! I don't usually have anything to contribute, but I notice=
d something that might make an easy fix for someone that knows a little more=
 than me.

On my RPi4 (4 gig model), the Pi3 images for 12.2-RELEASE and STABLE don't h=
ave HDMI out, except for the EFI boot screen which disappears quickly. These=
 images also are supposed to use DHCP, but they never connect to the network=
, so maybe it doesn't actually boot at all. Guess I need a serial connector t=
o find out.

However, 13.0-CURRENT boots fine. I hoped to avoid CURRENT, though as I'm wa=
nting to use the Pi in production.

In desperation, I decided to try a hack, which I didn't really expect to wor=
k. I flashed 12.2-STABLE, then erased the boot directory and copied the 13.0=
-CURRENT boot directory files to the card. Then 12.2-STABLE could boot and s=
how HDMI, but only up to a handoff to the kernel, which crashed. (Which is w=
hat I expected.) But the fact that the HDMI was working was a surprise.

So, could I Frankenstein 12.2 and CURRENT to work? Maybe even just by copyin=
g a file? Though I can handle custom compiling if needed.

Attached is my DMESG, though I've been messing with the system so it's not c=
ompletely stock.
--Matt

PS. You may also notice it only sees 900 Meg of memory on a 4 gig model. I'm=
 not sure what's going on there, but I noticed a similar problem was encount=
ered and fixed on Linux: https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/=
issues/439




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