Re: Recommended hardware for ARM64 port pf FreeBSD 15?

On Wed, 20 Aug 2025, at 19:23, Mark Liam Brown wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> Which ARM64 hardware would be recommended to run, and develop, the
> ARM64 port of FreeBSD 15?
> Which ARM64 do you actually use?
>
> Mark
> -- 
> IT Infrastructure Consultant
> Windows, Linux

Hi Mark,

I guess it depends on if it's your money you're spending, and how
much time you are prepared to wait for builds to complete.

Aside from Raspberry Pi and similar which seem to be variable in
whether they work reliably, based on what I see on freebsd-arm@
list, there are a few to my knowledge in use:

- honeycomb solidrun workstation https://www.solid-run.com/arm-servers-networking-platforms/honeycomb-servers-workstation/#honeycomb-lx2-workstation
- ampere servers (pricey, excellent)
- traverse ten64 https://ten64doc.traverse.com.au/hardware/hcl/
  and dsl@ with bz@ ported FreeBSD to this

I have a few of the Ampere servers, I can send details off-list
if you want. The ten64 are very nice open-source-friendly
router-style boxes. I happen to be the importer for EU for those.

Other systems I'm aware of, but don't know how functional they are:

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/dev-kit/
- https://amperecomputing.com/systems/altra/kraken-comhpc-WS

Many people run arm64 test/build inside a macOS VM.
 
A+
Dave