Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2016 16:29:26 -0600 From: Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> To: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No usable event timer found on RPI2 Message-ID: <1460240966.1091.340.camel@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20160409181716.GH71221@www.zefox.net> References: <20160409020229.GF71221@www.zefox.net> <CAFHCsPWMqtnOtMRZ9CiL%2B2_1Ox_d_Mh=LdoGMGRHBjZVd12HfA@mail.gmail.com> <20160409164903.GG71221@www.zefox.net> <1460220814.1091.338.camel@freebsd.org> <20160409181716.GH71221@www.zefox.net>
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On Sat, 2016-04-09 at 11:17 -0700, bob prohaska wrote: > On Sat, Apr 09, 2016 at 10:53:34AM -0600, Ian Lepore wrote: > > > > The rpi.dtb file lives on the FAT partition where u-boot is, but > > it's > > created by the freebsd build process and installing the kernel puts > > the > > new dtb into /boot/dtb on the freebsd rootfs. Something else > > (crochet > > or some similar script, or you by hand) have to copy from there to > > the > > FAT partition on the sdcard. > > > > Note that right now all of this is unique to rpi. For other arm > > boards, u-boot isn't involved in the dtb file loading at all and > > the > > file is normally read by ubldr from the freebsd filesystem. > > > > There may come a day when all arm boards have to work more like rpi > > does now (due to the way the u-boot world is evolving). > > > > > > What inhibits making the copy to FAT part of kernel install? > The freebsd build process doesn't know anything about filesystems, it just installs things to DESTDIR (which is / by default). If you're doing the kernel build and install native on the rpi, you could get the effect you want by doing: mount -t msdosfs /dev/mmcsd0s1 /boot/dtb make installkernel umount /boot/dtb At least, I think that should work. -- Ian > The file has been moved. When the present build/install cycle > completes I'll discover the next of my mistakes 8-). > > With my thanks, > > bob prohaska > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > "
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