From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Mon Jan 2 06:23:26 2017 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 AADCEC9B774 for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2017 06:23:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: from mail-io0-x235.google.com (mail-io0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c06::235]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 73CD71040 for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2017 06:23:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: by mail-io0-x235.google.com with SMTP id d9so407347928ioe.0 for ; Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:23:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=nOQefB33Ce+bo2mP2SG0bWUBbMzwtIM2np6lwGEgBM4=; b=pakeKQlcxWcEuEW+P5tv32TXITnYe9eTtuKpRqVZ0dH4Y7v3vUJRsB1m2Q3LfQfYCN MSrcWuO5QH9Q/AzSJy9qDpbUWMrnw/NkqWUh013oOp2PXlgtgMBK/cqeT6nIv+LCj8rz dxBeWgLOpbFkxcpjz4Wbl62JM+RGoX4MAbq6YJXL8YVhP80FoPj+BM9BNmGr/KiwdE3r tPnIq38EwNWLnSQuc5yhDnS9x9ntCoZambeRGjVyeE5z2vOFFLDg5kEhk3V13EaE9oy0 XDvX8f41g8sxMP/HauD+u8jxln6BptOtnbfsdC0R4dt+APyGj2CT++BVRVtXc8E4BAi8 UIlw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=nOQefB33Ce+bo2mP2SG0bWUBbMzwtIM2np6lwGEgBM4=; b=S6yvm2fjEysNLPaGfdQrbTamaAxDRmCvymCFwD8ZtcbG3FKYx8U46HFf2Hm9wxCVg4 J8o2DZO6dIOzEJq/LrmVW36jiLrO8KSkbjUfTV5gBPjOJdeGlyhQZCV3RO8AMCz+e0d7 UVRdiCxtoIr/KwYBwyKtVCILrWiMUIXRXwrJgTdZ6fLm4MxFOVqRYVbm8MSEE5Imauwh dlbpp6drL9Fb2c+SmfKVq5ugRBTL7uZ9hMgenj6hSzqXszO/uNgN0pqTU8CzJBu1215a /BZyG/61wUUeRmyzK3jHrUVc4B+PwUnUgoSxrn63m0MP6UsEwBjTnHIq8JBimrcQ3BoW 1iOg== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXI7x5Zo8CHdRPpWSYjs/0zxGVoRI45Sqrqh4+d7MMsY87Ekv8t3Ia3pdsgDZz2fz8rZN7mjSp/GDO13cA== X-Received: by 10.107.198.9 with SMTP id w9mr33665728iof.19.1483338205768; Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:23:25 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: wlosh@bsdimp.com Received: by 10.79.22.135 with HTTP; Sun, 1 Jan 2017 22:23:25 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [50.253.99.174] In-Reply-To: <20161231231915.GC1094@Sebastian> References: <20161231231915.GC1094@Sebastian> From: Warner Losh Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 23:23:25 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: gACx9yvnhWCrnSGp6ln_vrZJpwY Message-ID: Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD on a BananaPi To: Koz Ross Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: Mon, 02 Jan 2017 06:23:26 -0000 On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Koz Ross wrote: > I'm trying to jump into FreeBSD by installing it on my BananaPi, which I > plan to > use as a micro-server. I downloaded the BananaPi .img.xz from the FreeBSD > FTP > server, dd'ed it onto an SD card, inserted it into the BananaPi, and powered > it > on. However, I have no Ethernet activity, and the light on top of the board > is > red, which I assume means that nothing is happening. Do I have to do > something > special for the boot process to begin? Crazy question: Did you uncompress the image to get a .img file before you dd'd it to the SD card? Warner > Also, do the provided images start an SSH server when you boot into them? > -- > Koz Ross > www.retro-freedom.nz > > If you aren't using GPG, you should be! https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en. > > Please don't send me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html for why. > > Proud member of the Open Wireless Movement. > Find out more at https://openwireless.org/ > > Proud member of Peers, at http://peers.community/ . We grow freedom.