Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:29:26 +0100 From: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> To: Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Pinebook Pro? Message-ID: <CA%2B1FSiiDQ8Ra%2B1qadXnZ5aSqA=8PyE=dX2YkypVHTo4SVO3%2BxQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <864jqqhruk.fsf@bay.localnet> References: <865yb6kenb.fsf@bay.localnet> <8745ee37-8168-e3ca-4316-18d17026159b@FreeBSD.org> <86jzzmiq4p.fsf@bay.localnet> <CA%2B1FSihYQnaTUbOOFG34OXaOQp0xBQ5=L8VchAfPYuiKhXtDaw@mail.gmail.com> <864jqqhruk.fsf@bay.localnet>
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--0000000000005c234c05f6b82def Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carl, Im planning to buy a pinebook pro. You are doing what probably i will do later. Do you want to keep me updated ? Can we keep each other in contact ? Il dom 12 mar 2023, 17:11 Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> ha scritto: > Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> writes: > > > https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2020/01/12/pinebookpro-virtualization/ > > Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for! > > > On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 5:21=E2=80=AFAM Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> w= rote: > > > >> Jesper Schmitz Mouridsen <jsm@FreeBSD.org> writes: > >> > >> > On 12.03.2023 01.16, Carl Johnson wrote: > >> >> Hello, > >> >> I recently bought a Pinebook Pro, but I haven't been able to get it > >> >> to run FreeBSD reliably. I can get it to boot, but usually the > display > >> >> loses sync shortly after the kernel starts booting. The display is > >> >> sometimes readable enough for text so I have experimented with it a > >> >> little. It seemed to run well enough for a while but I have had it > lock > >> >> up a couple of times. > >> >> I have used the RockPro64 images with the u-boot-pinebookpro applie= d > >> >> as > >> >> directed. I have tried FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE, 13.2-RC2, and > 14.0-CURRENT > >> >> and all of them have the same problem. The Pinebook Pro works well > with > >> >> the supplied Manjaro and with an Armbian version of Xubuntu. I als= o > >> >> tried NetBSD, and that works but runs the battery down much too fas= t. > >> >> I assume others have run it since there is a u-boot for it, but > >> >> maybe > >> >> recent versions are different than older versions. Has anybody els= e > >> >> gotten FreeBSD to work with recent versions of the Pinebook Pro? > >> >> Thanks for any information. > >> > Hi > >> > I do not know if they changed anything to the hardware itself but: > >> > > >> > https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FreeBSD-on-the-P= inebook-Pro.pdf > >> > ( A tiny bit outdated) > >> > https://github.com/jsm222/drm-subtree/releases/tag/v0.2-947fcb84b77 > >> > > >> > Panfrost tends to go out of memory and crash the system, but if you = do > >> > not enable it i.e by using not extra patched libdrm the display and > >> > graphics still works okay. > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > Jsm > >> > >> Thanks for the links, but something seems to have changed since those > >> don't mention any problems. I am downloading the image from the GitHu= b > >> link and I will check to see if that is any difference. > >> > >> Thanks for your information. > >> > >> -- > >> Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org > >> > >> > > -- > Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org > > --0000000000005c234c05f6b82def Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Carl, Im planning to buy a pinebook pro. You are doing wh= at probably i will do later. Do you want to keep me updated ? Can we keep e= ach other in contact ?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"= class=3D"gmail_attr">Il dom 12 mar 2023, 17:11 Carl Johnson <<a href=3D= "mailto:carlj@peak.org">carlj@peak.org</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc = solid;padding-left:1ex">Mario Marietto <<a href=3D"mailto:marietto2008@g= mail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&g= t; writes:<br> <br> > <a href=3D"https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2020/01/12/pinebookpro-virt= ualization/" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://astr0b= aby.wordpress.com/2020/01/12/pinebookpro-virtualization/</a><br> <br> Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for!<br> <br> > On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 5:21=E2=80=AFAM Carl Johnson <<a href=3D"ma= ilto:carlj@peak.org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">carlj@peak.org</a= >> wrote:<br> ><br> >> Jesper Schmitz Mouridsen <jsm@FreeBSD.org> writes:<br> >><br> >> > On 12.03.2023 01.16, Carl Johnson wrote:<br> >> >> Hello,<br> >> >> I recently bought a Pinebook Pro, but I haven't been = able to get it<br> >> >> to run FreeBSD reliably.=C2=A0 I can get it to boot, but = usually the display<br> >> >> loses sync shortly after the kernel starts booting.=C2=A0= The display is<br> >> >> sometimes readable enough for text so I have experimented= with it a<br> >> >> little.=C2=A0 It seemed to run well enough for a while bu= t I have had it lock<br> >> >> up a couple of times.<br> >> >> I have used the RockPro64 images with the u-boot-pinebook= pro applied<br> >> >> as<br> >> >> directed.=C2=A0 I have tried FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE, 13.2-R= C2, and 14.0-CURRENT<br> >> >> and all of them have the same problem.=C2=A0 The Pinebook= Pro works well with<br> >> >> the supplied Manjaro and with an Armbian version of Xubun= tu.=C2=A0 I also<br> >> >> tried NetBSD, and that works but runs the battery down mu= ch too fast.<br> >> >> I assume others have run it since there is a u-boot for i= t, but<br> >> >> maybe<br> >> >> recent versions are different than older versions.=C2=A0 = Has anybody else<br> >> >> gotten FreeBSD to work with recent versions of the Pinebo= ok Pro?<br> >> >> Thanks for any information.<br> >> > Hi<br> >> > I do not know if they changed anything to the hardware itself= but:<br> >> ><br> >> <a href=3D"https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/0= 4/FreeBSD-on-the-Pinebook-Pro.pdf" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"= _blank">https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FreeBSD-on= -the-Pinebook-Pro.pdf</a><br> >> > ( A tiny bit outdated)<br> >> > <a href=3D"https://github.com/jsm222/drm-subtree/releases/tag= /v0.2-947fcb84b77" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://= github.com/jsm222/drm-subtree/releases/tag/v0.2-947fcb84b77</a><br> >> ><br> >> > Panfrost tends to go out of memory and crash the system, but = if you do<br> >> > not enable it i.e by using not extra patched libdrm the displ= ay and<br> >> > graphics still works okay.<br> >> ><br> >> > Regards<br> >> > Jsm<br> >><br> >> Thanks for the links, but something seems to have changed since th= ose<br> >> don't mention any problems.=C2=A0 I am downloading the image f= rom the GitHub<br> >> link and I will check to see if that is any difference.<br> >><br> >> Thanks for your information.<br> >><br> >> --<br> >> Carl Johnson=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 <a href=3D"m= ailto:carlj@peak.org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">carlj@peak.org</= a><br> >><br> >><br> <br> -- <br> Carl Johnson=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 <a href=3D"mailto:car= lj@peak.org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">carlj@peak.org</a><br> <br> </blockquote></div> --0000000000005c234c05f6b82def--
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