From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 10 12:25:39 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F66416A4CF for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:25:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dong.ci0.org (cognet.ci0.org [80.65.224.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEC9243D2D for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:25:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mlfbsd@dong.ci0.org) Received: from dong.ci0.org (localhost.ci0.org [127.0.0.1]) by dong.ci0.org (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j1ACPlbo003325; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:25:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mlfbsd@dong.ci0.org) Received: (from mlfbsd@localhost) by dong.ci0.org (8.13.1/8.12.11/Submit) id j1ACPlhj003324; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:25:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mlfbsd) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:25:47 +0100 From: Olivier Houchard To: Chuck Robey Message-ID: <20050210122546.GA3266@ci0.org> References: <20050209181438.D84804@april.chuckr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050209181438.D84804@april.chuckr.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: porting X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:25:39 -0000 On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 06:26:24PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > I have a computer, I teeny0tiny little bug of a system, one for which the > term "palmtop" is quite literally true. It (and it's called a Zaurus) > comes from the manufacturer with a version of Linux already installed. > The version in my hand right now is a SL-C3000, which has a 4 GB hard disk > inside it, but I also have a 760, which isn't so well endowed. > > Suffice to say, I want to port FreeBSD onto the Zaurus. I am in a little > bit of a quandary ... I don't like the idea of asking others to do my work > for me, but if you folks would *like* the idea of helping, then neither do > I want to be piggish about it, and keep all the fun to myself. > > Please, write me, and tell me where you stand on this, will you be happy > to stand off to the side and cheer, or do you really want to help, or > maybe you could care less about this Zaurus-centric. > > If you want to do a project that doesn't work ont he Zaurus, more power to > you, fella, but please don't bet in my way. > > As soon as I find out the list of folks, my first question is going to be, > does anyone know where there might be English language descriptions of the > Zaurus booting process. Couple years back, I ran a FreeBSD-based system > on a i86 based board; this'll be my first armpbased project, but that > doesn't daunt me much. IF I can get the booting process documented well > enough, thbe rest if really in the bag, in my own opinion. > > Wouldn't it be GREAT to have FreeBSD in your palm? > Hi, I'd love to see FreeBSD running on a Zaurus. I have no such hardware, so there's not much I can do. A good start would probably be to have a look at how OpenBSD boots on the Zaurus. Cheers, Olivier