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Date:      Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:42:58 +0800
From:      Archimedes Gaviola <archimedes.gaviola@gmail.com>
To:        Fred Finster <wb7odyfred@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, fred@thegalacticzoo.com
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0 , Use after April 1, 2021 version; or use 14.0 Current
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On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 8:35 PM Fred Finster <wb7odyfred@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Use after April 1, 2021 version; Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect
> devices in USB 3.0
>
> Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0 , Use after April
> 1, 2021 13,0 stable version;  or use 14.0 Current
>
> From: Archimedes Gaviola <archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com
> <archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com?Subject=3DRe%3A%20Raspberry%20Pi%204B%20=
does%20not%20detect%20devices%20in%20USB%203.0>
> >
> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:58:28 +0800
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 9:40 PM tech-lists <tech-lists_at_zyxst.net>
> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 08:40:56PM +0800, Archimedes
> Gaviola wrote: > >On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 12:32 PM Archimedes Gaviola < >=
 >
> archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at
> 10:49 AM Daniel O'Connor <darius_at_dons.net.au> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>
> > On 24 Dec 2021, at 02:25, Archimedes Gaviola < > >>>
> archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > Are you using the boot
> files that came with 13.0 (dtb, etc)? > >>> > > >>> > Yes, I am. I have n=
ot
> changed anything that came from 13.0 files, > it's > >>> all intact since=
 I
> wrote the image to the microSD card. > > I might be wrong here - but I se=
em
> to recollect that there was some > issue with the pi4 and 13.0-RELEASE. I
> have only ever used snapshots > of that branch. > > If you go to the msdo=
s
> partition of your installation and run strings on > start4.elf, what do y=
ou
> see? > > I saw this (from the last time installed 13-STABLE) > > # string=
s
> start4.elf | grep VC_BUILD_ID_ > VC_BUILD_ID_USER: dom > VC_BUILD_ID_TIME=
:
> 12:10:40 > VC_BUILD_ID_VARIANT: start > VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: Feb 25 2021 >
> VC_BUILD_ID_BRANCH: bcm2711_2 > VC_BUILD_ID_HOSTNAME: buildbot >
> VC_BUILD_ID_PLATFORM: raspberrypi_linux > VC_BUILD_ID_VERSION:
> 564e5f9b852b23a330b1764bcf0b2d022a20afd0 (clean) > > -- > J. > Hi J, Here=
,
> it's the same with your output. freebsd_at_fbsd13:/boot/msdos % strings
> start4.elf | grep VC_BUILD_ID_ VC_BUILD_ID_USER: dom VC_BUILD_ID_TIME:
> 12:10:40 VC_BUILD_ID_VARIANT: start VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: Feb 25 2021
> VC_BUILD_ID_BRANCH: bcm2711_2 VC_BUILD_ID_HOSTNAME: buildbot
> VC_BUILD_ID_PLATFORM: raspberrypi_linux VC_BUILD_ID_VERSION:
> 564e5f9b852b23a330b1764bcf0b2d022a20afd0 (clean) Thanks and best regards,
> Archimedes
>
>
> Use after April 1, 2021 version; Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect
> devices in USB 3.0
>
> I had a nonfunctional keyboard for 2 months, before I figured out, to try=
 a different version.  I, mean,  They must have tested that version up in
> the snapshot and NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS with running that version.?  Rghtt?=
  I mean they would have saw something run with the USB Keyboard for
> they released that image to be placed up there for every one to grab and =
use?  Correct?   Well NO!  Can have any kind of problems with the software.=
https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2021/02/download-freebsd-140-current-ve=
rsion.html
>
> I took a different version of the file startx4.elf and over wrote the bug=
gy version startx4.elf in the  MSDOS ESP EFI Fat32 partition of 50Megabytes=
.
> Then my keyboard started working again.
>
> I could figure out how to email you directly, Archimedes.  But not what t=
o click to create a proper reply email from the email archives to answer pr=
operly with
> a copied lines of your original email.  Can you tell me procedure to read=
  HTML email from archives, and then click and open up a reply mail in your=
 Thunderbird email program.?
> I am old ,  so a couple simple straight suggestions to know the dust loos=
e in my brain, is helpful.
> *Try a newer version of FreeBSD 14.0 Current for the raspberry Pi board 4=
B is good. (or the 3+ version)
> https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/=
 <https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/=
>
>
> https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/=
FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220210-8dc42f98047-253065.img.xz <=
https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/Fr=
eeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220210-8dc42f98047-253065.img.xz>
> xzcat FreeBSD14.0 | dd bs=3D1m conv=3Dsync status=3Dprogress of=3D/dev/da=
1
> *
>
>
Hi Fred,

Thanks for your inputs, sharing your experiences and resolutions and
providing procedures! This is highly appreciated. I'll try later after work
with FreeBSD 14.0-current as your recommendation and then get back to the
outcome.


> *
> I have a TP-Link TL-WN725N version 3.8,0x0bda:0x8179  P/N 0152802283  UPC=
 8 45973 05071 9 ;  RTL8188eu chipset working with my raspberry pi 4B.
> https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64&t=3D526 <https://forums.=
ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64&t=3D526>  EDIMAX EW-7811un  if_rtwn.ko  ;=
 if_rtwn_usb.ko  device drivers
> *https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64&t=3D570  RTL8188CE  PCI=
 rtwn chip set   if_rtwn.ko   ; if_rtwn_pck.ko  device drivers
>
>
> Have a tiny little telegram group   Arm Open-Source  ARM Open-Source Tele=
gram https://t.me/+ST6N61pnu3Di8zgk <https://t.me/+ST6N61pnu3Di8zgk>;  You a=
re welcome to pop in and say hello. Archimedes and others.
>
> My little goal,  Have the Raspberry Pi 4B, running FreeBSD 14.0 self host=
ing a compile station, using a 500GB SSD Sata external USB drive case.
> pkg install xorg MATE  has the Desktop Environment (DE) running.  Have an=
 external USB Wifi dongle working to connect to internet and download softw=
are.
> Getting close to booting straight up from the 500 GB SSD, with many GPT p=
artitions actuvated on it.
> Refind EFI boot manager running in ARM64 ( aarch64 armv8 64 bit) to selec=
t FreeBSD 14.0 arm64; Manjaro arm64; POP!_OS arm64; Fedora 35 arm64;https:/=
/ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2022/02/booting-500-gb-ssd-on-freebsd-arm64-14=
0.html
>
> Any howtos booting FreeBSD straight up from a USB SSD drive.  ( Can alrea=
dy boot up from a single USB flash drive ).
> *Share what goals* you have and what documents you have created to help t=
he next guy out.  See you on Telegram and I appreciate your answers shared =
here FreeBSD-arm mailing list.
> I have many url links to documents like U-BOOT at the booting-500-gb-ssd =
URL above.  What nice URLS that you read documents from have you used latel=
y to go from scratch to bringing
> up your Raspberry Pi with FreeBSD? or other Linuxes?  Share on my blog po=
st in a comment or mention here on your next posts
>
>
This is noted as well, thanks for the idea and initiative. These are very
good and useful stuffs.

Thanks,
Archimedes

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 8:35 PM Fred Fins=
ter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wb7odyfred@yahoo.com">wb7odyfred@yahoo.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
 =20

   =20
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  <div>
    <h4><font face=3D"DejaVu Sans">Use after April 1, 2021 version; Re:
        Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0</font></h4>
    <p>Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0 , Use
      after April 1, 2021 13,0 stable version;=C2=A0 or use 14.0 Current<br=
>
    </p>
    <pre cols=3D"72"></pre>
    <address style=3D"font-style:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:medium;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-=
variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;=
text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;bac=
kground-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoratio=
n-color:initial"><span id=3D"gmail-m_-4717259875562970024from"><dfn style=
=3D"font-weight:bold">From</dfn>: Archimedes Gaviola &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com?Subject=3DRe%3A%20Raspberry%20Pi%204B%20doe=
s%20not%20detect%20devices%20in%20USB%203.0" style=3D"text-decoration:none;=
color:rgb(153,0,0)" target=3D"_blank">archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com</a>&g=
t;</span><br>
      <span id=3D"gmail-m_-4717259875562970024date"><dfn style=3D"font-weig=
ht:bold">Date</dfn>: Mon,
        14 Feb 2022 21:58:28 +0800<br>
        <br>
        <br>
      </span></address>
    <font face=3D"monospace"><a name=3D"m_-4717259875562970024_start" acces=
skey=3D"j" id=3D"gmail-m_-4717259875562970024start"></a>On
      Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 9:40 PM tech-lists
      &lt;<a href=3D"http://tech-lists_at_zyxst.net" target=3D"_blank">tech=
-lists_at_zyxst.net</a>&gt; wrote:
      &gt; Hi,
      &gt;
      &gt; On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 08:40:56PM +0800, Archimedes Gaviola
      wrote:
      &gt; &gt;On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 12:32 PM Archimedes Gaviola &lt;
      &gt; &gt;<a href=3D"http://archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com" target=3D=
"_blank">archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:
      &gt; &gt;
      &gt; &gt;&gt; On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 10:49 AM Daniel O&#39;Connor
      &lt;<a href=3D"http://darius_at_dons.net.au" target=3D"_blank">darius=
_at_dons.net.au</a>&gt;
      &gt; &gt;&gt; wrote:
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; On 24 Dec 2021, at 02:25, Archimedes
      Gaviola &lt;
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"http://archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Are you using the boot files that came with
      13.0 (dtb, etc)?
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Yes, I am. I have not changed anything that
      came from 13.0 files,
      &gt; it&#39;s
      &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; all intact since I wrote the image to the
      microSD card.
      &gt;
      &gt; I might be wrong here - but I seem to recollect that there
      was some
      &gt; issue with the pi4 and 13.0-RELEASE. I have only ever used
      snapshots
      &gt; of that branch.
      &gt;
      &gt; If you go to the msdos partition of your installation and run
      strings on
      &gt; start4.elf, what do you see?
      &gt;
      &gt; I saw this (from the last time installed 13-STABLE)
      &gt;
      &gt; # strings start4.elf | grep VC_BUILD_ID_
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_USER: dom
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: 12:10:40
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_VARIANT: start
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: Feb 25 2021
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_BRANCH: bcm2711_2
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_HOSTNAME: buildbot
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_PLATFORM: raspberrypi_linux
      &gt; VC_BUILD_ID_VERSION: 564e5f9b852b23a330b1764bcf0b2d022a20afd0
      (clean)
      &gt;
      &gt; --
      &gt; J.
      &gt;
      Hi J,
      Here, it&#39;s the same with your output.
      freebsd_at_fbsd13:/boot/msdos % strings start4.elf | grep
      VC_BUILD_ID_
      VC_BUILD_ID_USER: dom
      VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: 12:10:40
      VC_BUILD_ID_VARIANT: start
      VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: Feb 25 2021
      VC_BUILD_ID_BRANCH: bcm2711_2
      VC_BUILD_ID_HOSTNAME: buildbot
      VC_BUILD_ID_PLATFORM: raspberrypi_linux
      VC_BUILD_ID_VERSION: 564e5f9b852b23a330b1764bcf0b2d022a20afd0
      (clean)
      Thanks and best regards,
      Archimedes</font>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <h4><font face=3D"DejaVu Sans">Use after April 1, 2021 version; Re:
        Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0</font><br>
    </h4>
    <pre cols=3D"72">I had a nonfunctional keyboard for 2 months, before I =
figured out, to try a different version.  I, mean,  They must have tested t=
hat version up in=20
the snapshot and NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS with running that version.?  Rghtt?  =
I mean they would have saw something run with the USB Keyboard for=20
they released that image to be placed up there for every one to grab and us=
e?  Correct?   Well NO!  Can have any kind of problems with the software.
<a href=3D"https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2021/02/download-freebsd-140=
-current-version.html" target=3D"_blank">https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.co=
m/2021/02/download-freebsd-140-current-version.html</a>

I took a different version of the file startx4.elf and over wrote the buggy=
 version startx4.elf in the  MSDOS ESP EFI Fat32 partition of 50Megabytes. =
=20
Then my keyboard started working again.

I could figure out how to email you directly, Archimedes.  But not what to =
click to create a proper reply email from the email archives to answer prop=
erly with=20
a copied lines of your original email.  Can you tell me procedure to read  =
HTML email from archives, and then click and open up a reply mail in your T=
hunderbird email program.? =20
I am old ,  so a couple simple straight suggestions to know the dust loose =
in my brain, is helpful.

<font size=3D"4"><b>Try a newer version of FreeBSD 14.0 Current for the ras=
pberry Pi board 4B is good. (or the 3+ version)
<a href=3D"https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMA=
GES/14.0/" target=3D"_blank">https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm=
64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/</a>

<a href=3D"https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMA=
GES/14.0/FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220210-8dc42f98047-253065=
.img.xz" target=3D"_blank">https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64=
/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220210-8d=
c42f98047-253065.img.xz</a>
xzcat FreeBSD14.0 | dd bs=3D1m conv=3Dsync status=3Dprogress of=3D/dev/da1=
=20
</b></font></pre></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hi Fred,</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Thanks for your inputs, sharing your experiences and resolut=
ions and providing procedures! This is highly appreciated. I&#39;ll try=20
later after work=20

with FreeBSD 14.0-current as your recommendation and then get back to the o=
utcome.<br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div><pre cols=3D"72"><font size=3D"4"><b>
I have a TP-Link TL-WN725N version 3.8,0x0bda:0x8179  P/N 0152802283  UPC 8=
 45973 05071 9 ;  RTL8188eu chipset working with my raspberry pi 4B.
<a href=3D"https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64&amp;t=3D526" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64&amp;t=3D52=
6</a>  EDIMAX EW-7811un  if_rtwn.ko  ; if_rtwn_usb.ko  device drivers
</b></font><a href=3D"https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64&amp;=
t=3D570" target=3D"_blank">https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=3D64=
&amp;t=3D570</a>  RTL8188CE  PCI rtwn chip set   if_rtwn.ko   ; if_rtwn_pck=
.ko  device drivers


Have a tiny little telegram group   Arm Open-Source  <a href=3D"https://t.m=
e/+ST6N61pnu3Di8zgk" target=3D"_blank">ARM Open-Source Telegram https://t.m=
e/+ST6N61pnu3Di8zgk</a>  You are welcome to pop in and say hello. Archimede=
s and others.

My little goal,  Have the Raspberry Pi 4B, running FreeBSD 14.0 self hostin=
g a compile station, using a 500GB SSD Sata external USB drive case.
pkg install xorg MATE  has the Desktop Environment (DE) running.  Have an e=
xternal USB Wifi dongle working to connect to internet and download softwar=
e.
Getting close to booting straight up from the 500 GB SSD, with many GPT par=
titions actuvated on it.
Refind EFI boot manager running in ARM64 ( aarch64 armv8 64 bit) to select =
FreeBSD 14.0 arm64; Manjaro arm64; POP!_OS arm64; Fedora 35 arm64;
<a href=3D"https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2022/02/booting-500-gb-ssd-o=
n-freebsd-arm64-140.html" target=3D"_blank">https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot=
.com/2022/02/booting-500-gb-ssd-on-freebsd-arm64-140.html</a>
</pre></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div><pre cols=3D"72">Any howtos booting FreeBSD straight up fro=
m a USB SSD drive.  ( Can already boot up from a single USB flash drive ).

<b><font size=3D"4">Share what goals</font></b> you have and what documents=
 you have created to help the next guy out.  See you on Telegram and I appr=
eciate your answers shared here FreeBSD-arm mailing list.
I have many url links to documents like U-BOOT at the booting-500-gb-ssd UR=
L above.  What nice URLS that you read documents from have you used lately =
to go from scratch to bringing=20
up your Raspberry Pi with FreeBSD? or other Linuxes?  Share on my blog post=
 in a comment or mention here on your next posts
</pre></div></blockquote><div>
<div><br></div><div>This is noted as well, thanks for the idea and initiati=
ve. These are very good and useful stuffs.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,=
</div><div>Archimedes</div>

</div><div><br>
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
  </div>

</blockquote></div></div>

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