Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:17:44 -0200 From: "Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj@obsigna.com> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 and the BeagleBone Black Message-ID: <7E941B26-A0D9-4854-AEFB-F27956BE948F@obsigna.com> In-Reply-To: <20171016220137.7d9257804b39cb9f5a6587aa@bidouilliste.com> References: <390DFE72-FE55-405E-831F-7892EF039B52@obsigna.com> <20171016220137.7d9257804b39cb9f5a6587aa@bidouilliste.com>
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> Am 16.10.2017 um 18:01 schrieb Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com>: > On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:48 -0200 "Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj@obsigna.com> = wrote: >=20 >> I saw the first ARMv7 snapshot images (Pandaboard and Hummingboard) = arrived on the FreeBSD ftp server. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> Questions: >> - would the ARMv7 flavor of FreeBSD run on a BeagleBone Black? >=20 > Yes, Glen (gjb@) already made the switch for the releases snapshot for = that. >=20 >> - if yes, will snapshots of 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 be available for the = BeagleBone in a foreseeable future? >=20 > See above. >=20 >> - can I expect any advantages (disadvantages) from the ARMv7 = architecture compared to the ARMv6 one? >=20 > Maybe not right now but with packages/ports stuff dealt by Mark = Linimon, mmel@ and miki yes probably. Emmanuel, thank you very much for your reply. For sure, I will give the = upcomming BBB-ARMv7 snapshot a try. Best regards Rolf=
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