Re: Is there a port manual for port freebsd to arm/imx6 board?

From: Scott Zhang <macromarship_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:12:36 UTC
Thanks, I'll check it out.

Sorry I am still a stranger for freebsd build system.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 3:17 PM Valery Seys <valery@vslash.com> wrote:
>
> the wiki https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm tells us:
>
> - Supported SBC: NXP i.MX6
>
> and provides a link to the "Embedded Handbook":
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/EmbeddedHandbook
>
> where you will find out how to compile the base system.
>
> UBoot port has some slave ports, like the one to boot on imx6:
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/U-Boot-ports
>
> see sysutils/u-boot-master
>
> BR
>
> v/
>
>
>
> On 08/09/2022 07:37, Scott Zhang wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 10:31 AM Scott Zhang <macromarship@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Everyone:
> >>      I am personally very familiar with linux since 2003. And in last 8
> >> years I have good experience for porting linux to arm/imx23 arm/imx6
> >> port for linux kernel 2.6,3.0,4.0,5.4, so familiar with nxp/freescale
> >> imx series chips and linux kernel/driver tweak.
> >>      I know freebsd history well but not very familiar with its use,
> >> especially desktop, command looks same as linux so not big problem.
> >>      I want to port freebsd to the arm-board we build on imx chips,to
> >> try freebsd more. I thought the idea should be same as linux, make
> >> cross-compiler then build kernel. But first thing I dont' see where to
> >> configure the compiler. Comparing to the crowded stuff relating to
> >> linux, the freebsd document is quite rare. The documents on website
> >> are mostly entry level.
> >>      So is there a port manual?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >