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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:09:13 -0000 > On 3. Dec 2019, at 08:45, Rodney W. Grimes = wrote: >=20 >>> On 1. Dec 2019, at 22:37, John F Carr wrote: >>>=20 >>> I have a quad core 64 bit ARM system (SoftIron Overdrive 1000). I = am wondering what faster 64 bit ARM systems exist and which of them = work, or almost work, with FreeBSD. >>>=20 >>> Excluding 4 core and below systems regardless of performance, and = also excluding cloud-only hardware, I made the list below. Did I miss = anything or inaccurately describe support? >>>=20 >>> Two RK3399 based systems, 2 A-72 + 4 A-53: RockPro64 = (http://www.pine64.com/) and ROCK Pi 4 (http://radxa.com). I can't use = the RockPro64 due to the 1.5 MBps serial port. Apparently it works or = almost works with some special handling if your serial interface can = count to 1,500,000. The ROCK Pi 4 is in crochet so it must work... = right? Does it have a reasonable console port bit rate? >>>=20 >>> SoftIron Overdrive 3000, 8 A-53 cores. No longer available. >>>=20 >>> One LX2160A based system, 16 A-72 cores: HoneyComb LX2K = (https://www.solid-run.com/nxp-lx2160a-family/honeycomb-workstation/). = I see relevant files in sys/gnu/dts/arm64/freescale but nothing outside = of these files imported from Linux. It's not mentioned on = https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64. My guess is that means FreeBSD does not = run. Is it a little job or a big one? >>>=20 >>> SC2A11, 24 A-53 cores at 1 GHz: SynQuacer = (https://www.96boards.org/product/developerbox/). I don't see any = evidence of SC2A11 support in the kernel tree or on = https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64. My guess is that means FreeBSD does not = run. >>>=20 >>> ThunderX in various forms, rack mount or workstation. Nice specs = and apparently supported but the two American system builders don't seem = interested in selling me one. >>>=20 >>> ThunderX2. Great specs and apparently mostly supported but rather = expensive.. >> I'm running a system from Ampere Computing / Lenovo: >> https://amperecomputing.com/ >> in my lab. >=20 > More specifically I believe it is one of these that Michael has: > = https://amperecomputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lenovo_ThinkSystem_= HR350A_20190409.pdf Correct. Best regards Michael >=20 >>=20 >> See the dmesg output at >> https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=3Dview&id=3D5068 >>=20 >> Best regards >> Michael >>>=20 >>> (Honorable mention to Banana PI M3 with 8 cores, but 32 bits only.) >=20 > --=20 > Rod Grimes = rgrimes@freebsd.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"