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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:06:35 +0200
From:      Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
To:        Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>
Cc:        Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@pobox.com>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Firefox crashes all the time on the RaspBerry Pi Zero 2W
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Can I install FreeBSD at 32 bit (if it exists) on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W =
?

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 2:16=E2=80=AFAM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.=
com>
wrote:

> I will try all your suggestions one by one. Regarding the wi-fi on the
> raspberry pi,I want to open a parentheses...  (
>
>
>
> I'm looking for a way to transform a BT keyboard like that I've bought
> (LILYGO t-keyboard) into a wired / USB keyboard.
>
> I need this conversion because FreeBSD on the Raspy (and not only here)
> does not recognize almost all the BT/Wi-fi devices or if it does,they wil=
l
> not work.  I found this adapter :
>
> https://www.intelletto.com/products?id=3D3004
>
> I would like to understand if it works like I imagine. Basically what I
> want to do to reach the final goal are the following tasks :
>
>
>
> 1) I attach the BT dongle
>
> 2) I turn on my LILYGO bt and it starts waiting for the signal
>
> 3) I attach your adapter
>
> 4) I do the pairing
>
> 5) FreeBSD recognizes the Keyboard as a USB device and it starts working.
>
>
>
> I would like to know if,using that adapter, I can exonerate FreeBSD from
> recognition or maybe it's better to say make it work,the BT dongle that I
> use to do the pairing with my LILYGO keyboard....if the keyboard will be
> recognized as one USB keyboard I can use use it on FreeBSD installed on t=
he
> Raspy.
>
>
> closed parentheses )
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:59=E2=80=AFAM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> =
wrote:
>
>> On Apr 13, 2025, at 15:41, Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On 4/13/25 16:47, Mario Marietto wrote:
>> >> Why isn't there a specific version of FreeBSD for the raspberry pi
>> zero 2W ?
>> >
>> > Hello Mario,
>> >
>> > You might think about re-wording that question. It sounds like that
>> you're demanding that others do work, gratis, for you.
>> >
>> > Perhaps a softer way to ask this question is:
>> >
>> > "Is there a specific version for each of the RPi platforms,
>> specifically the Zero 2 W?"
>> >
>> > I haven't checked recently, but one of the issues I've seen preventing
>> a fully-functioning Zero 2 W on FreeBSD is the lack of the wireless driv=
er
>> (closed source). You might do some research into that and see if the
>> situation has changed and, if possible, contribute to such work.
>> >
>>
>> https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Raspberry%20Pi does not list
>> any RPi* has having "WiFi" OK. It explicitly lists
>> "Unsupported" for each of: RPI 3 / RPi3B+ / RPI 2 1.2 / RPi4 .
>> As far as I know, no RPi* has ever had support for any
>> built-in WiFi or the like.
>>
>> In other words: the normal FreeBSD RPi* type of context.
>>
>> =3D=3D=3D
>> Mark Millard
>> marklmi at yahoo.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Mario.
>


--=20
Mario.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Can I install FreeBSD at 32 bit (if it exists) on the Rasp=
berry Pi Zero 2W ?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 2:16=E2=80=
=AFAM Mario Marietto &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com">marietto=
2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I will try all your suggestions one by =
one. Regarding the wi-fi on the raspberry pi,I want to open a parentheses..=
.=C2=A0 (</div><div><div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I&#39;m looking for a way to transform a BT keyboard=
=20
like that I&#39;ve bought (LILYGO t-keyboard) into a wired / USB keyboard.=
=C2=A0</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I
 need this conversion because FreeBSD
on the Raspy (and not only here) does not recognize almost all the BT/Wi-fi=
 devices or if it does,they will not work.=C2=A0 I found this adapter :<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.intelletto.com/products?id=3D3004" target=3D"_blank"=
>https://www.intelletto.com/products?id=3D3004</a><br>;
<br>
I would like to understand if it works like I imagine.=20
Basically what I want to do to reach the final goal are the following=20
tasks :=C2=A0
</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">1) I attach the BT dongle<u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">2) I turn on my LILYGO bt and it starts waiting for =
the signal<u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">3) I attach your adapter<u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">4) I do the pairing<u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">5) FreeBSD recognizes the Keyboard as a USB device a=
nd it starts working.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
</div><div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I would like to know if,u=
sing that adapter, I can <span><span lang=3D"EN">exonerate FreeBSD from rec=
ognition or=20
maybe it&#39;s better to say make it work,</span></span>the BT dongle that =
I use to do the pairing with my LILYGO keyboard....if the keyboard will be =
recognized as one USB keyboard I can use use it on FreeBSD installed on the=
 Raspy.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">closed par=
entheses )</p></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:59=E2=80=AFAM Mark Mill=
ard &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marklmi@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">marklmi@yaho=
o.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:=
1ex">On Apr 13, 2025, at 15:41, Zach Metzinger &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:zmetzi=
ng@pobox.com" target=3D"_blank">zmetzing@pobox.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; On 4/13/25 16:47, Mario Marietto wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; Why isn&#39;t there a specific version of FreeBSD for the raspberr=
y pi zero 2W ?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Hello Mario,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; You might think about re-wording that question. It sounds like that yo=
u&#39;re demanding that others do work, gratis, for you.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Perhaps a softer way to ask this question is:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &quot;Is there a specific version for each of the RPi platforms, speci=
fically the Zero 2 W?&quot;<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I haven&#39;t checked recently, but one of the issues I&#39;ve seen pr=
eventing a fully-functioning Zero 2 W on FreeBSD is the lack of the wireles=
s driver (closed source). You might do some research into that and see if t=
he situation has changed and, if possible, contribute to such work.<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Raspberry%20Pi" rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Raspberry%20Pi</a>; does not =
list<br>
any RPi* has having &quot;WiFi&quot; OK. It explicitly lists<br>
&quot;Unsupported&quot; for each of: RPI 3 / RPi3B+ / RPI 2 1.2 / RPi4 .<br=
>
As far as I know, no RPi* has ever had support for any<br>
built-in WiFi or the like.<br>
<br>
In other words: the normal FreeBSD RPi* type of context.<br>
<br>
=3D=3D=3D<br>
Mark Millard<br>
marklmi at <a href=3D"http://yahoo.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">yahoo.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><br><span class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Ma=
rio.<br></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><br><span class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Ma=
rio.<br></div>

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