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  • Re: freebsd on pi4b won't boot

    From bob prohaska@21:1/5 to bob prohaska on Sat Sep 25 02:24:50 2021
    XPost: comp.sys.raspberry-pi

    In comp.sys.raspberry-pi bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:

    I've put some random notes at
    https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm/
    but there are better resources by now.

    Sorry, didn't refresh the clipboard. My notes are at http://www.zefox.net/~fbsd/
    Alas, the disclaimer really does still apply.

    Apologies for the confusion!

    bob prohaska

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  • From Christoph Sold@21:1/5 to Mike Scott on Sat Sep 25 06:27:33 2021
    Mike Scott schrieb am Freitag, 24. September 2021 um 21:01:26 UTC+2:
    (This follows from the wireshark thread, but I've tried to move on)

    I have a sparkling new rpi4B 4Gb. It booted raspbian (off the net)
    happily, so I know that (a) the hardware works, and (b) I know how to
    write the relevant sd card.

    Yep, that's to be expected out of the box.

    I've written the system
    FreeBSD-13.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-RPI.img
    onto the sdcard, but all I get is the multicoloured screen that
    indicates a problem. The green LED flickered irregularly on the way -
    but hard to know which flickers are significant.

    (I've used the same system in a pi3 - boots correctly)
    Pi 3 utilizes a different bootloader.

    […]
    Can anyone help me get this going please? I really want to boot from HD ultimately. Thanks.

    Make sure you use an updated bootloader. https://medium.com/swlh/freebsd-usb-boot-on-raspberry-pi-4-765cb6e75570

    HTH
    -Christoph

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  • From Mike Scott@21:1/5 to Christoph Sold on Sat Sep 25 16:39:26 2021
    On 25/09/2021 14:27, Christoph Sold wrote:
    ....

    Make sure you use an updated bootloader. https://medium.com/swlh/freebsd-usb-boot-on-raspberry-pi-4-765cb6e75570

    HTH
    -Christoph



    Thanks, yes I did eventually find an update for u-boot.bin (https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255080, and use
    comment #15 if anyone else needs it)

    The HD situation was complicated by my picking the duff one of the 3
    spare disks I had around - it seems to initialize too slowly for the pi.

    I notice the fbsd 10 seconds boot countdown runs a factor about 6 slow
    though. I guess I can live with a slow boot (I'm intending, all being
    well, to replace a power-hungry i386 that runs 24/7 for months on end)

    Thanks for replying.

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    Mike Scott
    Harlow, England

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  • From Bob Eager@21:1/5 to Mike Scott on Sat Sep 25 22:28:49 2021
    On Sat, 25 Sep 2021 16:39:26 +0100, Mike Scott wrote:

    I notice the fbsd 10 seconds boot countdown runs a factor about 6 slow though.

    Create or edit /boot/loader.conf.local. Add:

    autoboot_delay="5" # for example, to halve the default time


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