Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:01:37 +0200 From: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> To: "Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj@obsigna.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 and the BeagleBone Black Message-ID: <20171016220137.7d9257804b39cb9f5a6587aa@bidouilliste.com> In-Reply-To: <390DFE72-FE55-405E-831F-7892EF039B52@obsigna.com> References: <390DFE72-FE55-405E-831F-7892EF039B52@obsigna.com>
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On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:48 -0200 "Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj@obsigna.com> wrote: > Hello, Hi, > I saw the first ARMv7 snapshot images (Pandaboard and Hummingboard) arrived on the FreeBSD ftp server. > > AFAIK, the BBB is ARMv7 as well. I am going to setup a new system on a BeagleBone Black, and I am wondering whether I want to stay with the 12-CURRENT-ARMv6 like my other setups, or whether it would be a good idea to install a 12-CURRENT-ARMv7. > > Questions: > would the ARMv7 flavor of FreeBSD run on a BeagleBone Black? Yes, Glen (gjb@) already made the switch for the releases snapshot for that. > if yes, will snapshots of 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 be available for the BeagleBone in a foreseeable future? See above. > can I expect any advantages (disadvantages) from the ARMv7 architecture compared to the ARMv6 one? Maybe not right now but with packages/ports stuff dealt by Mark Linimon, mmel@ and miki yes probably. > if there are no plans for BBB ARMv7 snapshots, would it be worth the efforts to build a ARMv7 BBB system from sources? > Please don't take this as a demand, I am only curious. > > Many thanks for any advise. > > Best regards > > Rolf > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@freebsd.org>
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