Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:52:29 +0100 From: Rodrigo Osorio <rodrigo@osorio.me> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Project FreeBSD mobile phone : let's talk about the display I love to use Message-ID: <dbcf51b3-7eaa-4cda-9c5a-b7c06a8ad75e@osorio.me> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B1FSij1bLVYfhW3gPxN8LFUYW26dkonHiwhTiPKuGUu6q%2BT3Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2B1FSij1bLVYfhW3gPxN8LFUYW26dkonHiwhTiPKuGUu6q%2BT3Q@mail.gmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7rDYQwa0BVCBYkzXfKgs1so2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, Nice project. Just to mention that FreeBSD was apparently successfully installed in a pinephone (https://mastodon.social/@tobykurien/113779792572310611) All the best -- rodrigo On 15/01/25 16:18, Mario Marietto wrote: > Hello to everyone. > > I'm trying to create a mobile phone with the look and feel of the > Black Berry and with FreeBSD as an OS. This is the tutorial that I > want to use as a base : > > https://hackaday.io/project/195587-blackberrypi-handheld > > as you can see he used this display : > > https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?variant=30138251444307 > > As soon as I saw it,I fell in love. I want to use that display for my > DiY phone. Problem is that I don't know if some code has been written > as a driver to turn it on. To be honest I'm not even sure about which > board to use. FreeBSD does not work well with the Arm low end boards. > > I know that I want a slim phone. Do you have a board that you > would recommend me to use ? > > Furthermore,the display should "match" well with the board,because I'm > not able to write a single piece of code. > > I can accept a not finished piece of code,because if there is not much > work to do is not much,I can start a crowdfunding campaign to raise > the money and finish the job. > > Everything is geared to linux so you must translate. I want to > understand if I have all the pieces needed. > > Starting here: > github.com > > > hyperpixel4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.dts at pi4 · > pimoroni/hyperpixel4 > <https://github.com/pimoroni/hyperpixel4/blob/pi4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.dts>; > > > I would like to know if some FreeBSD developer is working on these > compatible chipset : > > compatible = "brcm,bcm2835"; > compatible = "goodix,gt911"; > > Can someone share some relevant information about some useful piece of > code,links,that I can explore to understand if it is worth investing > my time and money on that display ? > > Anyway,I don't want to use the oblong displays used by the Android > smartphone. That form factor is abused. > > If the display that I found is not good,I will continue searching for > displays that have the same squared form factor. > > -- > Mario. --------------7rDYQwa0BVCBYkzXfKgs1so2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi,<br> <br> Nice project. Just to mention that FreeBSD was apparently successfully<br> installed in a pinephone (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mastodon.social/@tobykurien/113779792572310611">https://mastodon.social/@tobykurien/113779792572310611</a>)<br>; <br> All the best<br> -- rodrigo<br> </div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br> </div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15/01/25 16:18, Mario Marietto wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:CA+1FSij1bLVYfhW3gPxN8LFUYW26dkonHiwhTiPKuGUu6q+T3Q@mail.gmail.com"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div>Hello to everyone.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>I'm trying to create a mobile phone with the look and feel of the Black Berry and with FreeBSD as an OS. This is the tutorial that I want to use as a base : <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/195587-blackberrypi-handheld" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://hackaday.io/project/195587-blackberrypi-handheld</a></div>; <div><br> </div> <div>as you can see he used this display :</div> <div><br> </div> <div><a href="https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?variant=30138251444307" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4-square?variant=30138251444307</a></div>; </div> <div dir="ltr"><br> </div> <div>As soon as I saw it,I fell in love. I want to use that display for my DiY phone. Problem is that I don't know if some code has been written as a driver to turn it on. To be honest I'm not even sure about which board to use. FreeBSD does not work well with the Arm low end boards. <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>I know that I want a slim phone. Do you have a board that you would recommend me to use ? <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Furthermore,the display should "match" well with the board,because I'm not able to write a single piece of code. <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>I can accept a not finished piece of code,because if there is not much work to do is not much,I can start a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money and finish the job.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Everything is geared to linux so you must translate. I want to understand if I have all the pieces needed.<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div> Starting here:<br> <div class="gmail-bbCodeBlock gmail-bbCodeBlock--unfurl gmail-js-unfurl gmail-fauxBlockLink"> <div class="gmail-contentRow"> <div class="gmail-contentRow-figure gmail-contentRow-figure--fixedSmall gmail-js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="https://opengraph.githubassets.com/79a89f2e38662368aeeb3e70126c4740ce8081a52fd7da4a98fa6531afbb0fa7/pimoroni/hyperpixel4" alt="github.com" class="gmail-bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" moz-do-not-send="true"> </div> <div class="gmail-contentRow-main"> <h3 class="gmail-contentRow-header gmail-js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://github.com/pimoroni/hyperpixel4/blob/pi4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.dts" class="gmail-link gmail-link--external gmail-fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" moz-do-not-send="true"> hyperpixel4/src/hyperpixel4-overlay.dts at pi4 · pimoroni/hyperpixel4 </a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> I would like to know if some FreeBSD developer is working on these compatible chipset :<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>compatible = "brcm,bcm2835";</div> <div>compatible = "goodix,gt911";</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Can someone share some relevant information about some useful piece of code,links,that I can explore to understand if it is worth investing my time and money on that display ? <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Anyway,I don't want to use the oblong displays used by the Android smartphone. That form factor is abused. <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>If the display that I found is not good,I will continue searching for displays that have the same squared form factor. <br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Mario.<br> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p><br> </p> </body> </html> --------------7rDYQwa0BVCBYkzXfKgs1so2--
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