Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 09:07:52 +0000 From: Jessica Clarke <jrtc27@freebsd.org> To: Milan Obuch <freebsd-riscv@dino.sk> Cc: riscv@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PINE64 STAR64 [and now: new board available now] Message-ID: <E67E8969-1720-4AF1-AF45-1F93051BAC1B@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20221202100255.73917292@zeta.dino.sk> References: <CAFYkXjkU7EqzGuSVStRdeGJOLUgXVz-4i_VuVdn_wnYpwUKB6A@mail.gmail.com> <9169b2f3-7e31-775a-2456-51aab1569020@pine64.org> <CAFYkXjnW2Ahy6mY4omKZsqucE3hH%2BSJBfpj7O7oXTZsJ%2BBNiOg@mail.gmail.com> <20221202100255.73917292@zeta.dino.sk>
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On 2 Dec 2022, at 09:04, Milan Obuch <freebsd-riscv@dino.sk> wrote: >=20 > On Tue, 27 Sep 2022 01:52:33 +0200 > Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info> wrote: >=20 >> Thank you PINE64 Team for the update on STAR64 board release date :-) >>=20 >> I am attaching freebsd-riscv@FreeBSD.org mailing list and the FreeBSD >> Foundation to this reply. >>=20 >> Mailing list is the best place for RISC-V related announcements and >> contact with FreeBSD Unix users and developers working on the RISC-V >> target implementation. Please subscribe and send further RISC-V >> related announcements here. >>=20 >> If you consider sharing engineering samples with the FreeBSD >> developers the FreeBSD Foundation is the best contact. >>=20 >=20 > Hi, >=20 > While Star64 is not yet available, it would be nice if someone more > knowledgeable could do some preliminary evaluation from FreeBSD side, > i.e. how much work would it make to run FreeBSd on the board. >=20 > Good starting point is wiki page, https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/STAR64, > where links to documents for various parts used could be found. Most > interesting would be datasheet for StarFive JH1170 SoC, I think. No > idea how detailed it is. >=20 > Today there is new board avalable for purchase, Ox64, really small = one, > for US$ 6 and US$ 8... So one quick question - is 64 MB RAM enough for > FreeBSD on RISC-V architecture? It would be really great for small > devices (something like IoT, sensors, etc.), even if it could be > limited somehow. It uses the C906 which willingly violates the RISC-V spec and would need =E2=80=9Cerrata=E2=80=9D handling to work, aside from the memory = question. Jess
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