Re: Firefox crashes all the time on the RaspBerry Pi Zero 2W
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:08:38 UTC
Trying to cross compile Firefox for armv7 / 32 bit for the Raspy Zero 2W / on my AMD64 PC following this tutorial : https://www.siberoloji.com/how-to-cross-compile-software-for-arm-architecture-on-freebsd-operating-system/ failing...please give a look below : marietto# cd /usr/ports/www/firefox marietto# pkg install gcc llvm binutils marietto# export TARGET=arm marietto# export TARGET_ARCH=armv7 marietto# export CROSS_TOOLCHAIN=llvm marietto# export CC=clang marietto# export CXX=clang++ marietto# export AS=llvm-as marietto# export LD=ld.lld marietto# ls Makefile distinfo pkg-descr Makefile.options files pkg-message marietto# cmake -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic \ -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=armv7 \ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=arm-none-eabi-gcc \ -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=arm-none-eabi-g++ . CMake Warning: No source or binary directory provided. Both will be assumed to be the same as the current working directory, but note that this warning will become a fatal error in future CMake releases. CMake Error: The source directory "/usr/ports/www/firefox" does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt. Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI. marietto# make CC=arm-none-eabi-gcc CXX=arm-none-eabi-g++ make: "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk" line 1061: Cannot open /usr/local/share/toolchains/gcc.mk make: "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk" line 1083: Unknown directive "export" make: Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue make: stopped in /usr/ports/www/firefox On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM Clinton Bessesen <cbessesen@kbcnetworks.com> wrote: > Armv7 is 32bit with NEON optimised instruction, so should be more suitable > than armv6. > > > > Regards > > Clinton > > > > *From:* Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > *Sent:* 15 April 2025 14:08 > *To:* Clinton Bessesen <cbessesen@kbcnetworks.com> > *Cc:* Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>; Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@pobox.com>; > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org > *Subject:* Re: Firefox crashes all the time on the RaspBerry Pi Zero 2W > > > > For the cross compilation of Firefox for the Raspberry Pi zero 2W at 32 > bit on my AMD64 PC,should I choose armv6 or armv7 ? > > Define the cross-compilation toolchain variables: > > export TARGET=arm > > export TARGET_ARCH=armv7 > > thanks. > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > > In addition,I will try to cross compile Firefox for 32 and 64 bit on my PC > where I have installed FreeBSD for x86-64 following this fresh tutorial : > > > > > https://www.siberoloji.com/how-to-cross-compile-software-for-arm-architecture-on-freebsd-operating-system/ > > > > because doing it directly on the raspberry pi zero is impossible... > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I made a mistake before. The image that's seems to be more appropriate for > the raspberry pi at 32 bit does not seems to be this one : > > > > FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz > <https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz> > > > > but this one : > > > > FreeBSD-13.5-STABLE-arm-armv6-RPI-B-20250403-f8cd0c8e20b0-259236.img.xz > > > > Don't know what differences there are between these versions. > > > > With that said,the Superuser.com post says : > > > > *Install the 32 bit version of Firefox* > > By installing the 32 bit version of firefox (apt-get install firefox:i386) > the base memory usage is only about 50% of what it is with the 64 bit. > > > > To be able to cut 50% of the memory usage in one only shot is very > appealing. It's hard to refuse this benefit.... > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM Clinton Bessesen < > cbessesen@kbcnetworks.com> wrote: > > Be careful when suggesting 32bit application on a 64bit RISC architecture. > The 32bit instruction set is a separate license and not every silicon > manufacturer is still going to be implementing the ARMv7 instruction set on > ARMv8 or ARMv9 architecture. > > I would rather go down the path of optimising firefox memory management > (remove some of the legacy code). > > > > Regards > > Clinton > > > > *From:* owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.org <owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.org> *On > Behalf Of *Mario Marietto > *Sent:* 15 April 2025 11:10 > *To:* Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> > *Cc:* Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@pobox.com>; freebsd-arm@freebsd.org > *Subject:* Re: Firefox crashes all the time on the RaspBerry Pi Zero 2W > > > > I think,this version : > > > > > https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz > > > > or, maybe, Firefox can be optimized to run with 512 MB. For > example,installing the 32 bit version of Firefox on the Raspberry Pi zero > (if it exists),according with this post : > > [image: superuser.com] > How can I configure Firefox to assume I have less memory? > <https://superuser.com/questions/459448/how-can-i-configure-firefox-to-assume-i-have-less-memory> > > > > just because on a 64 bit OS we can run 32 bit applications....at least in > Linux... > > > > Mario. > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Can I install FreeBSD at 32 bit (if it exists) on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W > ? > > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I will try all your suggestions one by one. Regarding the wi-fi on the > raspberry pi,I want to open a parentheses... ( > > > > I'm looking for a way to transform a BT keyboard like that I've bought > (LILYGO t-keyboard) into a wired / USB keyboard. > > I need this conversion because FreeBSD on the Raspy (and not only here) > does not recognize almost all the BT/Wi-fi devices or if it does,they will > not work. I found this adapter : > > https://www.intelletto.com/products?id=3004 > > I would like to understand if it works like I imagine. Basically what I > want to do to reach the final goal are the following tasks : > > > > 1) I attach the BT dongle > > 2) I turn on my LILYGO bt and it starts waiting for the signal > > 3) I attach your adapter > > 4) I do the pairing > > 5) FreeBSD recognizes the Keyboard as a USB device and it starts working. > > > > I would like to know if,using that adapter, I can exonerate FreeBSD from > recognition or maybe it's better to say make it work,the BT dongle that I > use to do the pairing with my LILYGO keyboard....if the keyboard will be > recognized as one USB keyboard I can use use it on FreeBSD installed on the > Raspy. > > > > closed parentheses ) > > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Apr 13, 2025, at 15:41, Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@pobox.com> wrote: > > > On 4/13/25 16:47, Mario Marietto wrote: > >> Why isn't there a specific version of FreeBSD for the raspberry pi zero > 2W ? > > > > Hello Mario, > > > > You might think about re-wording that question. It sounds like that > you're demanding that others do work, gratis, for you. > > > > Perhaps a softer way to ask this question is: > > > > "Is there a specific version for each of the RPi platforms, specifically > the Zero 2 W?" > > > > I haven't checked recently, but one of the issues I've seen preventing a > fully-functioning Zero 2 W on FreeBSD is the lack of the wireless driver > (closed source). You might do some research into that and see if the > situation has changed and, if possible, contribute to such work. > > > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Raspberry%20Pi does not list > any RPi* has having "WiFi" OK. It explicitly lists > "Unsupported" for each of: RPI 3 / RPi3B+ / RPI 2 1.2 / RPi4 . > As far as I know, no RPi* has ever had support for any > built-in WiFi or the like. > > In other words: the normal FreeBSD RPi* type of context. > > === > Mark Millard > marklmi at yahoo.com > > > > -- > > Mario. > > > > -- > > Mario. > > > > -- > > Mario. > > > > -- > > Mario. > > > > -- > > Mario. > > > > -- > > Mario. > -- Mario.