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Date:      Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:50:05 +0800
From:      Archimedes Gaviola <archimedes.gaviola@gmail.com>
To:        Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi 3B Slow Boot-up
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 8:01 PM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On 2022-Mar-14, at 02:55, Archimedes Gaviola <archimedes.gaviola@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In the default config.txt file there is [pi4] line. If I'm going to
> remove this [pi4] line, the boot-up process is very slow. Slow in a sense
> that some extended time is observed as compared to the default. I already
> tested emphasizing the boot_delay=1 but to no avail. The reason why I
> removed it is because I want to change the settings of the HDMI display
> resolution as changes will not take effect with the [pi4] line in RPi 3B.
> >
> > With 14.0-CURRENT (February 24, 2022 snapshot) I have described my
> resolution here
> https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm/2022-February/001070.html
> however with the latest 14.0-CURRENT (March 10, 2022 snapshot) it's no
> longer possible. Any idea what's going on?
> >
> > Below is the default config.txt and my current config.txt for reference.
> >
> > freebsd@generic:~ % cat /boot/msdos/config.txt
> > [all]
> > arm_64bit=1
> > dtparam=audio=on,i2c_arm=on,spi=on
> > dtoverlay=mmc
> > dtoverlay=disable-bt
> > device_tree_address=0x4000
> > kernel=u-boot.bin
> >
> > [pi4]
> > hdmi_safe=1
> > armstub=armstub8-gic.bin
> >
> > freebsd@generic:~ % cat /boot/msdos/config.txt
> > [all]
> > arm_64bit=1
> > dtparam=audio=on,i2c_arm=on,spi=on
> > dtoverlay=mmc
> > dtoverlay=disable-bt
> > device_tree_address=0x4000
> > kernel=u-boot.bin
> >
> > hdmi_group=2
> > hdmi_mode=11
> > armstub=armstub8-gic.bin
>
> armstub8-gic.bin is specific to the BCM2711 and will not
> work for the RPi3, as I understand.
>
> armstub=armstub8.bin is the default and is what was being
> used for the RPi3 when the [pi4] was in place.
>
> You have the option of listing a [pi3] section last
> (after the [pi4] section). To have a [pi3] section
> be last, it should have an explicit
> armstub=armstub8.bin line.
>
> Listing older RPi* models last is done because some older
> RPi models ignore the [] notation and listing things last
> overrides earlier assignments, in this case overriding
> assignments for newer models. It is a safe notational
> ordering convention, even for models that do support
> the [] notation sufficiently.
>
> If one depended on RPi3 models processing [] notation,
> if it does, then another option would have been to move
> the [rpi4] line to be just before the
> armstub=armstub8-gic.bin line, causing the RPi3 to skip
> the assignment and use the default.
>


Hi Mark,

Awesome, it works great! Below is my revised config.txt file now, no more
boot-up delay and display resolution was effectively changed. Thank you so
much for sharing your thoughts in well-explained details, now I learned.

freebsd@generic:~ % cat /boot/msdos/config.txt
[all]
boot_delay=0
arm_64bit=1
dtparam=audio=on,i2c_arm=on,spi=on
dtoverlay=mmc
dtoverlay=disable-bt
device_tree_address=0x4000
kernel=u-boot.bin

[pi4]
armstub=armstub8-gic.bin

[pi3]
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=11

Thanks,
Archimedes

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 8:01 PM Mark =
Millard &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marklmi@yahoo.com">marklmi@yahoo.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 2022-M=
ar-14, at 02:55, Archimedes Gaviola &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:archimedes.gaviol=
a@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">archimedes.gaviola@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br>
<br>
&gt; In the default config.txt file there is [pi4] line. If I&#39;m going t=
o remove this [pi4] line, the boot-up process is very slow. Slow in a sense=
 that some extended time is observed as compared to the default. I already =
tested emphasizing the boot_delay=3D1 but to no avail. The reason why I rem=
oved it is because I want to change the settings of the HDMI display resolu=
tion as changes will not take effect with the [pi4] line in RPi 3B.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; With 14.0-CURRENT (February 24, 2022 snapshot) I have described my res=
olution here <a href=3D"https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm/2022=
-February/001070.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.f=
reebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm/2022-February/001070.html</a> however with =
the latest 14.0-CURRENT (March 10, 2022 snapshot) it&#39;s no longer possib=
le. Any idea what&#39;s going on?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Below is the default config.txt and my current config.txt for referenc=
e.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; freebsd@generic:~ % cat /boot/msdos/config.txt<br>
&gt; [all]<br>
&gt; arm_64bit=3D1<br>
&gt; dtparam=3Daudio=3Don,i2c_arm=3Don,spi=3Don<br>
&gt; dtoverlay=3Dmmc<br>
&gt; dtoverlay=3Ddisable-bt<br>
&gt; device_tree_address=3D0x4000<br>
&gt; kernel=3Du-boot.bin<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; [pi4]<br>
&gt; hdmi_safe=3D1<br>
&gt; armstub=3Darmstub8-gic.bin<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; freebsd@generic:~ % cat /boot/msdos/config.txt<br>
&gt; [all]<br>
&gt; arm_64bit=3D1<br>
&gt; dtparam=3Daudio=3Don,i2c_arm=3Don,spi=3Don<br>
&gt; dtoverlay=3Dmmc<br>
&gt; dtoverlay=3Ddisable-bt<br>
&gt; device_tree_address=3D0x4000<br>
&gt; kernel=3Du-boot.bin<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; hdmi_group=3D2<br>
&gt; hdmi_mode=3D11<br>
&gt; armstub=3Darmstub8-gic.bin<br>
<br>
armstub8-gic.bin is specific to the BCM2711 and will not<br>
work for the RPi3, as I understand.<br>
<br>
armstub=3Darmstub8.bin is the default and is what was being<br>
used for the RPi3 when the [pi4] was in place.<br>
<br>
You have the option of listing a [pi3] section last<br>
(after the [pi4] section). To have a [pi3] section<br>
be last, it should have an explicit<br>
armstub=3Darmstub8.bin line.<br>
<br>
Listing older RPi* models last is done because some older<br>
RPi models ignore the [] notation and listing things last<br>
overrides earlier assignments, in this case overriding<br>
assignments for newer models. It is a safe notational<br>
ordering convention, even for models that do support<br>
the [] notation sufficiently.<br>
<br>
If one depended on RPi3 models processing [] notation,<br>
if it does, then another option would have been to move<br>
the [rpi4] line to be just before the<br>
armstub=3Darmstub8-gic.bin line, causing the RPi3 to skip<br>
the assignment and use the default.<br></blockquote></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote">Hi Mark,</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote">Awesome, it works great! Below is my revised config.txt file no=
w, no more boot-up delay and display resolution was effectively changed. Th=
ank you so much for sharing your thoughts in well-explained details, now I =
learned.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote">freebsd@generic:~ % cat /boot/msdos/config.txt<br>[all]<br>boot_dela=
y=3D0<br>arm_64bit=3D1<br>dtparam=3Daudio=3Don,i2c_arm=3Don,spi=3Don<br>dto=
verlay=3Dmmc<br>dtoverlay=3Ddisable-bt<br>device_tree_address=3D0x4000<br>k=
ernel=3Du-boot.bin<br><br>[pi4]<br>armstub=3Darmstub8-gic.bin<br><br>[pi3]<=
br>hdmi_group=3D2<br>hdmi_mode=3D11</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_quote">Thanks,</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">Archi=
medes<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div></=
div></div>

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