Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 09:16:19 +0100 From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@FreeBSD.org> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, lists@walkertc.com Subject: Re: Avila Network Platform: GW2348-4, GW2348-2, GW2347 Message-ID: <C26AFEB3-7A56-47EC-98EB-D71F01F19745@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <53D78536-B33F-42D3-A58E-364CEC996366@errno.com> References: <000a01cae603$37c777b0$a7566710$@com> <x2q6c36ec371004270525of0cca4f6q48615d6e92ad232@mail.gmail.com> <53D78536-B33F-42D3-A58E-364CEC996366@errno.com>
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On 10 May 2010, at 19:55, Sam Leffler wrote: > On Apr 27, 2010, at 8:25 AM, batcilla itself wrote: > >> Support of Avila GW2348-4 uses CF for a kernel and rootfs, >> GW2347 does not have CF. Regarding of GW2348-2 - if it can have CF >> option enabled - it may work out of box or almost with nanobsd. >> May be will require minor tuning of GPIO setup to mPCI and PHY >> connecting to NPE. >> I think for now, when board is EOL, - is no sense to add support for >> Avila eeprom auto-configuration mode. >> But generally if you pack anything into kernel it may even work with >> GW2347 (there is 8 flash, 32MB RAM only). >> >> //batcilla >> >> >> 2010/4/27 <lists@walkertc.com>: >>> The Avila GW2348-4 is supported according to the FreeBSD/ARM Project Page. >>> >>> Does anyone know if FreeBSD would work on similar Avila products such as the >>> GW2348-2 or the GW2347? Has anyone tried this? > > I believe the flash support works but never actually stuck a rootfs in the flash and tested. Not sure how work is needed to automate this config w/ nanobsd. I did that once and it worked fine but my flash is really low (8MB), so I used a kernel + libc + ifconfig + sh. Regards, -- Rui Paulohome | help
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