From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Thu Jan 30 16:58:46 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6440223EAC6 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:58:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevans@freebsd.org) Received: from smtp.freebsd.org (smtp.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::24b:4]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 487mlV23mZz4M33 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:58:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevans@freebsd.org) Received: from mail-qt1-f173.google.com (mail-qt1-f173.google.com [209.85.160.173]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) (Authenticated sender: kevans) by smtp.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 31510130E4 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:58:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevans@freebsd.org) Received: by mail-qt1-f173.google.com with SMTP id v25so3015871qto.7 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:58:46 -0800 (PST) X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVubv0WC+DpIc3saonedckAw+z9ZRqTSLp+QmcSIH4xdlFXtZMi ATNBvMLmUin+PXHTNL37T43yYRhFSUM88SCaVyw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxRa7WuplvN5sKLdd79tUcUczxMf9A55JSTRQpAe0daifnKrmbqqLG8Hcr3aWdeNXMWtWJ3ahEeOG74LBHUrbw= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:1308:: with SMTP id e8mr3571835qtj.242.1580403525689; Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:58:45 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <17938.1575444597@critter.freebsd.dk> <20191204092402.GA82492@fuz.su> <78425.1580332298@critter.freebsd.dk> <20200129222907.3ccaf4c23fe8509e3f9cdfe4@bidouilliste.net> <84926.1580333803@critter.freebsd.dk> <8BE05A88-D216-4023-AC6E-D6431C7BB3E1@googlemail.com> <20200130165057.GB21879@www.zefox.net> In-Reply-To: <20200130165057.GB21879@www.zefox.net> From: Kyle Evans Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:58:34 -0600 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: arm64 as Tier 1 for FreeBSD 13 To: bob prohaska Cc: "Klaus K??chemann" , "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:58:46 -0000 [Resend because my mail provider keeps incorrectly defaulting the From address and that one can't send to lists -- sorry for the duplicate] On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 10:50 AM bob prohaska wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 04:16:48PM +0100, Klaus K??chemann via freebsd-arm wrote: > > > > > > If somebody answers here : " yes, I want a HowTo and will help the fbsd-project", > > I'll write a HowTo. ;-). If nobody wants to boot FreeBSD on the crappy RPI4 we can't help out :-) > > I'll bite. I'd like to see a set of instructions for making FreeBSD boot on a Pi4 > and will help the FreeBSD foundation. My CD-ROM subscription seems to have stopped > coming, so I'll send a donation direct to the Foundation. > > It's worth remembering that FreeBSD, along with the rest of the open-source > movement, started with ports to the IPM PC-AT, a "crappy" platform by most > accounts of the day. > > Thanks for reading, > > bob prohaska 1. fetch https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/13.0/FreeBSD-13.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI3-20200130-r357276.img.xz 2. Extract 3. dd 4. Crack open the msdosfs partition, move config_rpi4.txt to config.txt 5. Install u-boot-rpi4, copy u-boot.bin over to the msdosfs partition 6. ??? 7. Profit, but not much because you can't interact much with the outside world for the moment