From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Sun Nov 20 21:48:52 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 CA711C4C072 for ; Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:48:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: from mail-it0-x230.google.com (mail-it0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::230]) (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 9A5C07C5 for ; Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:48:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: by mail-it0-x230.google.com with SMTP id l8so75599397iti.1 for ; Sun, 20 Nov 2016 13:48:52 -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:content-transfer-encoding; bh=jPBTYp8/mE+9MUNT/8qy+7AGeY5Vw23VabtXQOHaNxM=; b=Vx32mixOPdxU1M4qWgh0NW3/rqlI+yJdv/wrOCGd2uFRK7faqfQqFcb9fM6VoJF6/q 9F+LnPYqoBUGg/LaGenBpX80OTDD8Fbx763bJdFzPr6OYQnGR9UbG7kZCZZJhciloUjY JZSvFThZKnKhnj5KDpHJGvuHPIhEPeGmvEdWyxqp0tOUkWwaClLPc5O7lkWAK2lF1rmB 0/1Top2FtEbbrdLw/5xkN9AGXX2ZbVq/W+C9g8dKcJWbgLakaKfH7i0egdqU8qYH3ecU 8Sgx9LFYU5bB8MP2MmWSFLOC/AdENiNJDVBycdXc1WIRanIc3MrhwylRDoB2w0a8sIAm QINw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=jPBTYp8/mE+9MUNT/8qy+7AGeY5Vw23VabtXQOHaNxM=; b=gjD4ffnreKKjLmo4enwpCHqsOiVkJGHHM4MHbeJpzi7eSoEBAu1QaU/PxeaEfFg4Or p3HPt21VsbYGbo1qke8h3da67pl0fCcLM/3EEe5SzFCSR/j5miXMerLgmDwJJHpj3l8j CSZbYr6o4hXHzMJfCXMzqe1BiyXSX5+CYJyNIFz6/TdJGQ1FRbpE2iz4HW3prLc3fwcH gjG9VEuVd38PeibqLQXcV+CcWlulHkoRtDckNnDQPmmIoJOrnm1UWvAB4ENxj+njBlnz 1b/HuRjnCirImEw729YHfFOn1vWGA8xTsWXPQLFd7V3joeuw8qryLQPMk5j76NYCLm9G NSnw== X-Gm-Message-State: AKaTC017Wl0yk0EzND79/72BfRzmF+ke4NptNwzDV38BVS9MxqIWOaV8mDIbjRPgmtiSJbPKJFDlgHpQunfwnQ== X-Received: by 10.36.84.138 with SMTP id t132mr5251651ita.103.1479678531678; Sun, 20 Nov 2016 13:48:51 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: wlosh@bsdimp.com Received: by 10.79.134.66 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Nov 2016 13:48:51 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [50.253.99.174] In-Reply-To: <583197f2.11e2630a.2d4ed.1acfSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> References: <58306c9b.4e79630a.a07d9.cf58SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> <58309eb5.9942620a.e27b3.24f7SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> <583197f2.11e2630a.2d4ed.1acfSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> From: Warner Losh Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:48:51 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: DK2wHkykNwm3Dprj5-vldtPBXo0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Creating FreeBSD/arm bootable SD card for Cubieboards from FreeBSD 11.0 image files for Wintel only users. To: John.Kitz@xs4all.nl Cc: freebsd-arm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:48:52 -0000 On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 5:32 AM, John W. Kitz wrote: > On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 11:48 AM, John W. Kitz wrot= e: >>> To rephrase my question; am I correct in assuming that the FreeBSD >>> release >>> 11.0 SD-card image file contains everything one needs to do a first >>> time installation of FreeBSD on a cubieboard or cubieboard2? I.e. I do >>> not or do no longer need to install the SPL loader and U-boot programs >>> on the SD-card, since they are either an integral part of or not >>> needed when using the image file. > >>Yes. If you can image the file onto an SD card verbatim, and the image is= exactly right for your board, that's all you need to do. If you are trying= >to use the image not on a Cubieboard2, but on something newer, then you'l= l need to install the right u-boot package and follow the directions in the= >readme file to put the combined SPL+uboot.img file onto your card. You ma= y also need to copy a .DTB file for your board and possibly a newer kernel = >depending on how different things are. >> >>https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/= windows.md >>might be helpful for you, since images are images, even though that site = is for the Raspberry Pi. > > All, > > Thanks for the various replies. > > In lieu of the availability of an image file for one of the more recent C= ubie products I am planning to give it a try on a cubieboard2. You're unlikely to have a good day doing that. > Does anybody on this list happen to know if future FreeBSD releases are p= lanned to include images for more recent Cubie hardware? Which specific hardware? In the embedded space, there's no standardization, so even minor variants can need their own u-boot. We may have a u-boot ready for that... Warner