Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:27:52 +0200 From: Dmitry Salychev <dsl@mcusim.org> To: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> Cc: Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info>, Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pinephone Pro Message-ID: <86pm87ua7x.fsf@peasant.tower.home> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B1FSigj8zzYg5kJfhTdTXbLBZHKzmZDxDFFYot%2BquX_%2B-fKzg@mail.gmail.com> References: <66fee230-24eb-c7d8-fa30-4530409c0f5c@nomadlogic.org> <r8p634s5-n94r-003p-po15-r0n3233q8r25@fncre.vasb> <86ttxwvyv7.fsf@peasant.tower.home> <n55641qo-360o-o4s9-qr7p-597ns3rq5n1s@fncre.vasb> <86jzysvvuy.fsf@peasant.tower.home> <CA%2B1FSigpSnuozpC_N2k%2B50Oo2zw0_LEX0%2BcR2wWnPXe3G6D=qQ@mail.gmail.com> <86a5zovujm.fsf@peasant.tower.home> <CA%2B1FSii4qyERNAywhLjMmz%2Bfy4a8jRGy2b4SZvz2Hg6xErcn3g@mail.gmail.com> <86355fwwtv.fsf@peasant.tower.home> <CA%2B1FSigj8zzYg5kJfhTdTXbLBZHKzmZDxDFFYot%2BquX_%2B-fKzg@mail.gmail.com>
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Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> writes: > I know. But the pro version is too expensive for me. :( I tried to say that there's no hurry and you'd save money to buy the Pro version instead ;) > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 4:23=E2=80=AFPM Dmitry Salychev <dsl@mcusim.org> w= rote: > > Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> writes: > > > Hello, > > > > I see that the Pinebook pro is very expensive for me. Can I collaborat= e with you if I bought this version of the PinePhone ? > > > > https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-convergence-pac= kage/ > > PinePhone (not Pro) is built on Allwinner A64 (4xCortex A53). Compare it > to Rockchip RK3399S (2xA72 + 4xA53) of the Pro version. There'll be > different device trees for those models and it's curious to me how > different those models are in terms of devices/drivers available in > FreeBSD. > > You can definitely buy it, but be prepared that we'll need to prioritize > if the actual development will be planned. Personally, I'd pay attention > to the Pro model. > > Regards, > Dmitry > > > > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 11:57=E2=80=AFAM Dmitry Salychev <dsl@mcusim.or= g> wrote: > > > > Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> writes: > > > > > PineTime is interesting and it is in my budget. I could buy it and = then try to play a little bit with it. Maybe FreeBSD can be > installed > > there ? > > > or Linux ? > > > > PineTime is built upon nRF52832 (64 MHz Cortex-M4) which doesn't have > > MMU. So, no FreeBSD or Linux can be used there (uCLinux is an excepti= on, > > but 64 KiB of RAM isn't enough). > > > > Details: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=3D8112 > > > > Regards, > > Dmitry > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 11:29=E2=80=AFAM Dmitry Salychev <dsl@mcusim= .org> wrote: > > > > > > Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info> writes: > > > > > > > [[S/MIME Signed Part:Undecided]] > > > > On Tue, 4 Apr 2023, Dmitry Salychev wrote: > > > > > > > >>> I think you should be prepared to build your own image. > > > >>> With FreeBSD it is not very difficult (I find it easier than in > > > >>> the Linux world). > > > >>> > > > >>> Marcin > > > >>> > > > >>> [[End of S/MIME Signed Part]] > > > >> > > > >> I'd take their device tree and try to boot GENERIC kernel for a= rm64 in > > > >> order to get an idea which drivers are missing: > > > >> > > > >> # dmesg | grep "no driver" | grep -v "disabled" > > > >> > > > >> Pete, are you going to keep your findings somewhere? I don't ha= ve > > > >> PinePhone Pro at the moment, but would like to follow and can s= upport > > > >> with customizing your kernel. > > > > > > > > Now thinking about getting one, too.. Maybe wiki.freeebsd.org co= uld be the place > > > > to keep notes? > > > > > > > > saper > > > > > > > > [[End of S/MIME Signed Part]] > > > > > > Btw, it has almost nothing to do with the FreeBSD itself, but I re= cently > > > received PineTime (both sealed one and a devkit) as a gift and can= say > > > that it's quite good in terms of PCB/assembling quality. Their Fre= eRTOS-based > > > OS works surprisingly good as well. If the PinePhone Pro is simila= r, > > > it's worth bringing FreeBSD there. > > > > > > +1 for notes kept at wiki.freebsd.org > > > > > > Regards, > > > Dmitry > > > > > > --=20 > > > Open source software/hardware enthusiast > > > hackaday.io/dsl | github.com/mcusim | patreon.com/salychev > > > > --=20 > > Open source software/hardware enthusiast > > hackaday.io/dsl | github.com/mcusim | patreon.com/salychev > > --=20 > Open source software/hardware enthusiast > hackaday.io/dsl | github.com/mcusim | patreon.com/salychev --=20 Open source software/hardware enthusiast hackaday.io/dsl | github.com/mcusim | patreon.com/salychev
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