Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:43:42 -0400 From: Christopher Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi Message-ID: <0596C512-871C-445F-BC0E-0B30FEEBA3DE@vindaloo.com> In-Reply-To: <20190417194309.vu2nml7xssb6fd7b@csh-np-macpro.local> References: <20190417194309.vu2nml7xssb6fd7b@csh-np-macpro.local>
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> On Apr 17, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Christopher Sean Hilton = <chris@vindaloo.com> wrote: >=20 > I'm having trouble getting FreeBSD going on my Raspbery Pi > Hardware. The Pi that I would like to use is : >=20 > - A Raspberry Pi B+ with a manufactures stamp of "2014"; >=20 > I've downloaded the image: > FreeBSD-11.2-STABLE-arm-armv6-RPI-B-20190411-r346104.img.xz from > downloads.freebsd.com [1]. >=20 > I burn it to a PNY 16G MicroSD card on a FreeBSD box as follows: >=20 > - # xzcat = FreeBSD-11.2-STABLE-arm-armv6-RPI-B-20190411-r346104.img.xz \ >> | dd of=3D/dev/da3 bs=3D2621440 > # >=20 > That takes about 5 minutes after that I end up with: a bunch of > partitions on the micro SD card including a freeBSD mountable > filesystem. >=20 > So, I put that SD card into the Raspberry Pi B+ and I get the square > rainbow screen on my HDMI monitor. I have both a USB keyboard and a > mouse attached to the PI at bootup but it never leaves the square > rainbow screen. >=20 > Q: Can any FreeBSD / Raspberry Pi users tell me what my next steps > are? >=20 >=20 > Just as an FYI, I have a second image of Debian Linux of some sort > that boots just fine on this hardware. >=20 > -- Chris >=20 >=20 > = [1][https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/11.2/F= reeBSD-11.2-STABLE-arm-armv6-RPI-B-20190411-r346104.img.xz] >=20 I=E2=80=99m still testing this but it looks like this was a case of = using the wrong Pi Image.=20 Sorry for the interruption. Chris __o "All I was trying to do was get home from work." _`\<,_ -Rosa Parks ___(*)/_(*)____.___o____..___..o...________ooO..._____________________ Christopher Sean Hilton [chris/at/vindaloo/dot/com]
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