From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Wed May 29 14:09:47 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 897DA15C3B0D for ; Wed, 29 May 2019 14:09:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from balanga.bar@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ed1-x529.google.com (mail-ed1-x529.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::529]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7A1786DD22 for ; Wed, 29 May 2019 14:09:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from balanga.bar@gmail.com) Received: by mail-ed1-x529.google.com with SMTP id g13so4004257edu.5 for ; Wed, 29 May 2019 07:09:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=jyXGeNT+EhbUn23e6ev+SdJ06MpLTTUJOb8IDSfb6ts=; b=dF5o375OJ/bN6RDxb06fjy0aOdx8lkwHA/ZNbHRrwwIMObtuG0U8zI5O0LTQt5LBle ywmLHhRpuBauwWdfCU7ky6Q/RXLUKdXSvP44XCZzootN3arQOJ3Db8ltfA9KnFy3XCqN gweSlh2+kJ6wIKny3qdyz6O7WFMYqSyGbCB2LdhQd6bs0SdkF6YOut60wfB01IkoB03G hakHhRb/peHQ8F5PLDvhrTNiZXmSNMybl9V6l/7N/4uS5KjIvfI+4Y2p43CyA0/SZkBT 0oJxJNbZQCWcJ6rRNItUsTKCPR6KUNS9pWrOcVHdUkR//RZdUw0ozXwqmiLkNkSpYttF gVug== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=jyXGeNT+EhbUn23e6ev+SdJ06MpLTTUJOb8IDSfb6ts=; b=HI5jKjsSQ4SrkeT6Y3E676abDVaRH9i47cJEfDJPtfTN6sGC0DSYnLx8hrnT7ihQJ+ oQo6WpeJ4L1pRYXH8jIjMkjimfl/nEJeMbUWa8guRmITHMG2SWioLj1gOrF1Q/DH1+2P mR+K0TQHPEVUXDRMy5gT75gr2W2RAwXxIxzKDbuvj6sIDy6L686w3/JLkAMJocH4yy/T XDtMN26fIJofKvIFcc1IswmzYKm2xxErhRwik63ymr5iLye09IWrdr+Qz/A5odha9PGw c6fjZ01TJ38pzl0C8bbQVDqu8MVxFs9kX/dtVmvfo7kWdOibc22nUQGn9vwN46Kluvz3 cOsg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXk7LKdw4EmxA4tOca0WNQPNWD4AuPYGdXhZEZ2QeXwQHlsaU6z 0hrzUjOpm3VZJVrqK1ZHl668z3gEnnii4RD5rcL9IQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqw35/7NYlSgPPpgIcUQ4KBi1avcL0Z7qmWWl2PcggdZXf6ukCi9R95q4pj+4DaOyfkv4ctW1jLAgcrqtGevYLs= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:b2da:: with SMTP id cf26mr8061095ejb.280.1559138984958; Wed, 29 May 2019 07:09:44 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <06a490bd83591a41a80b5390ed4ad001daaff82c.camel@freebsd.org> <4c648504-105c-5834-2ff3-0e24e12370cc@rlwinm.de> In-Reply-To: <4c648504-105c-5834-2ff3-0e24e12370cc@rlwinm.de> From: Balanga Bar Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:09:00 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: SheevaPlug To: Jan Bramkamp Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 7A1786DD22 X-Spamd-Bar: ------ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=dF5o375O; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of balangabar@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::529 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=balangabar@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-6.74 / 15.00]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.98)[-0.976,0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-arm@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[9.2.5.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.5.4.1.0.0.a.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; IP_SCORE(-2.75)[ip: (-9.22), ipnet: 2a00:1450::/32(-2.18), asn: 15169(-2.29), country: US(-0.06)] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 14:09:47 -0000 I'm not sure what a Dockstar is. Does it use a SATA connector? If I could boot from a hard disk, I'd be happy with 8.x. On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 12:57 PM Jan Bramkamp wrote: > I did run FreeBSD 8.x on a DockStar based on the same Kirkwood SoC. Back > than ARM Support was a lot less mature and anything file system related > was painfully slow, because of the damn VIVT caches that required > special flags when mounting UFS to avoid running into aliassing > problems. When some "smart" userland code e.g. the perl5.8 build ran > into similar caching problem the kernel had to disable all caching for > the aliased memory mappings. This increased the perl5.8.9 build time to > >25 hours. > > On 29.05.19 09:40, Balanga Bar wrote: > > The reasons I'm investing so much time and effort are:- > > > > it's an opportunity to learn a new technology ie FreeBSD/ARM > > > > discover something about building kernels > > > > finish a long term project of replacing the stock Linux on my GoFlex Home > > with FreeBSD > > > > It is not clear to me if anyone has ever managed to run FreeBSD on one of > > these units. I have reached the point where it runs OK but only when > > booting from USB. If I manage to get it to recognise the hard disk I'll > be > > more than happy and am not really concerned about what may happen after > > freebsd 13. > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 4:29 PM Ian Lepore wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 2019-05-28 at 15:24 +0100, Balanga Bar wrote: > >>> Thanks for the links. I notice that the HowTo page is nine years old > and > >>> wonder if anything needs updating... > >>> > >>> I did notice that the SHEEVAPLUG kernel configuration file in the HowTo > >>> page is truncated. Any idea what's missing? > >>> > >>> As for the SD Card reader support, has that ever existed? In the Wiki > >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheevaPlug it says it had FreeBSD > >> support, so > >>> would assume a Card must have need available at one time.. > >>> > >>> I'm particularly interested in the GOFLEX HOME unit and would love to > >> find > >>> a config file which lets me use a hard disk. I have it booting from a > USB > >>> stick but have hit a brick wall providing hard disk access. I guess > I'll > >>> put the GFH on the back burner and concentrate on the SheevaPlug. > >>> > >>> > >> It is astounding to me that you're investing so much effort into > >> hardware that doesn't really work properly with freebsd (as you're > >> discovering), isn't really supported by the project (as you're > >> discovering), and for those reasons, is unlikely to be included at all > >> after freebsd 13 (like, the code will probably be removed). > >> > >> -- Ian > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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" >