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Date:      Sun, 09 Feb 2020 21:41:00 +0100
From:      ag@x86.ch
To:        Mike Karels <mike@karels.net>
Cc:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RPI4 Install r357606 test 09.02.2020 failed
Message-ID:  <20200209214100.Horde.MIbI671CfY0Abbc9Kxnsx2r@webmail.x86.ch>
In-Reply-To: <202002092026.019KQXLF021366@mail.karels.net>

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I hope you succeed mike

Zitat von Mike Karels <mike@karels.net>:

>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 1:10 PM <ag@x86.ch> wrote:
>
>> ok I understand  not all opensource  as always claimed  Too bad
>
>> The Raspberry Pi isn't really a totally open design.
>
>> Warner
>
> Indeed.  In this case, the GPL Linux driver is available as a substitute
> for documentation, but it isn't the clearest description of the (5 versions)
> of the Ethernet section.
>
>                 Mike
>
>> Zitat von Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>:
>>
>>> On Sun, 09 Feb 2020 20:49:53 +0100
>>> ag@x86.ch wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> hello mike   thanks for the information.  why is this documentation
>>>> not available?  is there a conflict between linux and freebsd?
>>>
>>> The Linux port is usually done by the SOC maker, or someone who
>>> signed an NDA with them to get the documentation, and released only as a
>>> compiled kernel. In many ways it is reminiscent of the bad old days of
>>> video acceleration.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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I hope you succeed mike



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