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Date:      Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:03:22 +0800
From:      Ganbold Tsagaankhuu <ganbold@gmail.com>
To:        Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
Cc:        Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Radxa Zero and FreeBSD : happy marriage ?
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Amlogic is not supported in FreeBSD at all and nobody is working on this
SoC, so if I were you I wouldn't buy it.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 10:49=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.c=
om>
wrote:

> Thanks. I see more development with this model :
>
> http://radxa.com/products/zeros/zero3e/#techspec
>
> according to this thread :
>
> https://forum.radxa.com/t/zero-3e-freebsd/20661
>
> Unfortunately this soc is not slender as the previous one. And anyway,a
> lot of functions don't work on FreeBSD.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> =
wrote:
>
>> On Nov 25, 2024, at 03:02, Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>>
>> > I'm planning to buy this soc :
>> > Radxa Zero
>> >     =E2=80=A2 Specifications:
>> >         =E2=80=A2 CPU: Amlogic S905Y2 quad-core Cortex-A53
>> >         =E2=80=A2 RAM: Up to 4GB LPDDR4 (4GB option available)
>> >         =E2=80=A2 Ports:
>> >             =E2=80=A2 Mini HDMI
>> >             =E2=80=A2 Micro USB OTG
>> >             =E2=80=A2 Micro USB power
>> >         =E2=80=A2 Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
>> >
>> > because I'm trying to assemble a mobile phone powered by FreeBSD. This
>> soc seems to be the only option available given its performances and
>> slenderness.
>> > But what I want to know is how compatible it is with FreeBSD. Are ther=
e
>> some huge unfixed bugs ? Problems with HDMI or whatever ? thanks.
>>
>> It does not appear to have a FreeBSD U-Boot port, making it
>> seem unlikely that the kernel work has been done to support
>> the soc.
>>
>> For reference:
>>
>> # ls -dC1 /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-*/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-a13-olinuxino/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-a64-olinuxino/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bananapi/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bananapim2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-beaglebone/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bhyve-arm64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bhyve-riscv/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-chip/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-clearfog/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-cubieboard/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-cubieboard2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-cubox-hummingboard/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-firefly-rk3399/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-imx-serial-loader/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-master/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-a64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-m1plus/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-neo-air/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-neo/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-neo2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-r2s/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-r4s/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-r5s/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olimex-a20-som-evb/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olinuxino-lime/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olinuxino-lime2-emmc/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olinuxino-lime2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-one/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-pc-plus/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-pc/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-pc2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-plus-2e/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-r1/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-zero-plus/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-zero/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pandaboard/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pcduino3/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pine-h64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pine64-lts/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pine64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pinebook/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pinebookpro/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-qemu-arm/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-qemu-arm64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-qemu-riscv64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-quartz64-a/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-quartz64-b/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-riotboard/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rock-pi-4/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rock64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rockpro64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi-0-w/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi-arm64/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi3-32/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi3/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi4/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sifive-fu540/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sifive-fu740/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sinovoip-bpi-m3/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sopine-spi/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sopine/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-starfive-visionfive2/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-tools/
>> /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-wandboard/
>>
>>
>> =3D=3D=3D
>> Mark Millard
>> marklmi at yahoo.com
>>
>>
>
> --
> Mario.
>

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<p dir=3D"ltr">Amlogic is not supported in FreeBSD at all and nobody is wor=
king on this SoC, so if I were you I wouldn&#39;t buy it.</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon=
, Nov 25, 2024, 10:49=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marie=
tto2008@gmail.com">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks. I see =
more development with this model :<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"=
http://radxa.com/products/zeros/zero3e/#techspec" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noreferrer">http://radxa.com/products/zeros/zero3e/#techspec</a></div><div>=
<br></div><div>according to this thread :</div><div><br></div><div><a href=
=3D"https://forum.radxa.com/t/zero-3e-freebsd/20661" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer">https://forum.radxa.com/t/zero-3e-freebsd/20661</a></div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Unfortunately this soc is not slender as the previous one=
. And anyway,a lot of functions don&#39;t work on FreeBSD. <br></div><div><=
br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 3:32=E2=80=AFPM Mark Millard &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:marklmi@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">mar=
klmi@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex">On Nov 25, 2024, at 03:02, Mario Marietto &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:marietto2008@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">marietto200=
8@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; I&#39;m planning to buy this soc :<br>
&gt; Radxa Zero<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Specifications:<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 CPU: Amlogic S905Y2 quad-co=
re Cortex-A53<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 RAM: Up to 4GB LPDDR4 (4GB =
option available)<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Ports:<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Mini HDMI<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Micro USB OTG=
<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Micro USB pow=
er<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/=
n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; because I&#39;m trying to assemble a mobile phone powered by FreeBSD. =
This soc seems to be the only option available given its performances and s=
lenderness. <br>
&gt; But what I want to know is how compatible it is with FreeBSD. Are ther=
e some huge unfixed bugs ? Problems with HDMI or whatever ? thanks.<br>
<br>
It does not appear to have a FreeBSD U-Boot port, making it<br>
seem unlikely that the kernel work has been done to support<br>
the soc.<br>
<br>
For reference:<br>
<br>
# ls -dC1 /usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-*/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-a13-olinuxino/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-a64-olinuxino/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bananapi/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bananapim2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-beaglebone/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bhyve-arm64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-bhyve-riscv/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-chip/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-clearfog/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-cubieboard/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-cubieboard2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-cubox-hummingboard/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-firefly-rk3399/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-imx-serial-loader/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-master/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-a64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-m1plus/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-neo-air/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-neo/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-neo2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-r2s/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-r4s/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-nanopi-r5s/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olimex-a20-som-evb/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olinuxino-lime/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olinuxino-lime2-emmc/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-olinuxino-lime2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-one/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-pc-plus/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-pc/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-pc2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-plus-2e/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-r1/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-zero-plus/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-orangepi-zero/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pandaboard/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pcduino3/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pine-h64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pine64-lts/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pine64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pinebook/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-pinebookpro/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-qemu-arm/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-qemu-arm64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-qemu-riscv64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-quartz64-a/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-quartz64-b/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-riotboard/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rock-pi-4/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rock64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rockpro64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi-0-w/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi-arm64/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi3-32/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi3/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-rpi4/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sifive-fu540/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sifive-fu740/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sinovoip-bpi-m3/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sopine-spi/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-sopine/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-starfive-visionfive2/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-tools/<br>
/usr/ports/sysutils/u-boot-wandboard/<br>
<br>
<br>
=3D=3D=3D<br>
Mark Millard<br>
marklmi at <a href=3D"http://yahoo.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">yahoo.com</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><br><span class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Ma=
rio.<br></div>
</blockquote></div>

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