Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:48:51 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: John.Kitz@xs4all.nl Cc: freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Creating FreeBSD/arm bootable SD card for Cubieboards from FreeBSD 11.0 image files for Wintel only users. Message-ID: <CANCZdfrhES57YPAfse%2BRBj4EZcTPy1HURkk0RhsMU8M_Uovjow@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <583197f2.11e2630a.2d4ed.1acfSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> References: <58306c9b.4e79630a.a07d9.cf58SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> <CAGtf9xNqs4awP8MZP1gLtWsycZBYVaAuyGFtC_P=wWnJv78Awg@mail.gmail.com> <58309eb5.9942620a.e27b3.24f7SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com> <CANCZdfpu8cVqBu5-B7wH0Aqf6OEKbsUCgX2W-XgbVDRponw9Bg@mail.gmail.com> <583197f2.11e2630a.2d4ed.1acfSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
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On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 5:32 AM, John W. Kitz <John.Kitz@xs4all.nl> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 11:48 AM, John W. Kitz <John.Kitz@xs4all.nl> 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
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