Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 20:43:56 +0200 From: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> To: John F Carr <jfc@mit.edu> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Samsung Chromebook ARM "SNOW" model XE303C12 Message-ID: <CA%2B1FSii40G3PN2DxmhA4BfeKExkcGHi_HZ_Lb6Wr5OHJAXiCVA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2C3AB90B-6A82-4C9B-A2B0-E54B093E5083@mit.edu> References: <CA%2B1FSihqG8f_49U2NyK5FcejG3Tpn9bkqdM7JuhR5hbV5G=C6g@mail.gmail.com> <2C3AB90B-6A82-4C9B-A2B0-E54B093E5083@mit.edu>
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--0000000000000f1d1105e5ab17e2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It seems more complicated than I thought. Il giorno dom 7 ago 2022 alle ore 19:46 John F Carr <jfc@mit.edu> ha scritto: > I have one of those Chromebooks but I have not tried to boot FreeBSD. Th= e > wiki page is obsolete. It references a configuration file CHROMEBOOK-SNO= W > which was removed in 2019 by the commit below. I don't know if the > Chromebook kernel was in the "not working" category or "switched to > GENERIC" category. > > commit 9a042e7d03ae13425132966cd3f3416775157aed > Author: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@FreeBSD.org> > Date: Wed Apr 10 19:27:14 2019 +0000 > > arm: kernel: Remove old kernel configs > > Follow up to r346095 > All those kernels are either not working or the release have switched > to GENERIC > > > > On Aug 7, 2022, at 04:58 , Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hello. > > > > A lot of years ago,I bought the cool notebook "Samsung Chromebook "SNOW= " > model XE303C12" where it seems that only ChromeOS and Linux can be > installed. The specs are the following ones : > > > > =E2=80=A2 CPU: Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5250) (Cortex A15; 1.7GHz d= ual core > cpu) > > =E2=80=A2 GPU: ARM Mali-T604 (Quad Core) > > =E2=80=A2 1366x768 screen & HDMI external connector > > =E2=80=A2 RAM: 2 GiB DDR3 > > =E2=80=A2 The memory is not upgradable as it is soldered = directly > to the board > > =E2=80=A2 Disk: 16 GiB SSD (connected to eMMC) > > =E2=80=A2 SD & USB expansion slots > > =E2=80=A2 WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n > > =E2=80=A2 USB slot can handle Ethernet dongle > > > > I'm trying to look on Internet to understand if I can install FreeBSD > without having all the troubles explained here : > > > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Chromebook > > > > Which options do I have to have a fully working FreeBSD system on that > machine ? If it can't be installed natively,maybe these two options are > feasible ? : > > > > 1) to virtualize FreeBSD using qemu and kvm > > 2) to install FreeBSD using the crouton chroot method ? > > > > What else ? What do you think ? Maybe you know some specific tutorial > that's more updated and that can allow me to install freeBSD on that > machine making almost everything work as expected. > > > > -- > > Mario. > > --=20 Mario. --0000000000000f1d1105e5ab17e2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">It seems more complicated than I thought. <br></div><br><d= iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Il giorno do= m 7 ago 2022 alle ore 19:46 John F Carr <<a href=3D"mailto:jfc@mit.edu">= jfc@mit.edu</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa= dding-left:1ex">I have one of those Chromebooks but I have not tried to boo= t FreeBSD.=C2=A0 The wiki page is obsolete.=C2=A0 It references a configura= tion file CHROMEBOOK-SNOW which was removed in 2019 by the commit below.=C2= =A0 I don't know if the Chromebook kernel was in the "not working&= quot; category or "switched to GENERIC" category.<br> <br> commit 9a042e7d03ae13425132966cd3f3416775157aed<br> Author: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@FreeBSD.org><br> Date:=C2=A0 =C2=A0Wed Apr 10 19:27:14 2019 +0000<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 arm: kernel: Remove old kernel configs<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Follow up to r346095<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 All those kernels are either not working or the release have = switched<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 to GENERIC<br> <br> <br> > On Aug 7, 2022, at 04:58 , Mario Marietto <<a href=3D"mailto:mariet= to2008@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<b= r> > <br> > Hello.<br> > <br> > A lot of years ago,I bought the cool notebook "Samsung Chromebook= "SNOW" model XE303C12" where it seems that only ChromeOS an= d Linux can be installed. The specs are the following ones :<br> > <br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 CPU: Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5250) = (Cortex A15; 1.7GHz dual core cpu)<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 GPU: ARM Mali-T604 (Quad Core)<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 1366x7= 68 screen & HDMI external connector<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 RAM: 2 GiB DDR3<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 The me= mory is not upgradable as it is soldered directly to the board<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 Disk: 16 GiB SSD (connected to eMM= C)<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 SD &am= p; USB expansion slots<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=E2=80=A2 USB sl= ot can handle Ethernet dongle<br> > <br> > I'm trying to look on Internet to understand if I can install Free= BSD without having all the troubles explained here :<br> > <br> > <a href=3D"https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Chromebook" rel=3D"noreferrer"= target=3D"_blank">https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Chromebook</a><br>; > <br> > Which options do I have to have a fully working FreeBSD system on that= machine ? If it can't be installed natively,maybe these two options ar= e feasible ? :<br> > <br> > 1) to virtualize FreeBSD using qemu and kvm<br> > 2) to install FreeBSD using the crouton chroot method ?<br> > <br> > What else ? What do you think ? Maybe you know some specific tutorial = that's more updated and that can allow me to install freeBSD on that ma= chine making almost everything work as expected.<br> > <br> > --<br> > Mario.<br> <br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_signature">Mario.<br></div> --0000000000000f1d1105e5ab17e2--
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