Re: Ralink RT3050F

 Hi Aleksandr,

On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 11:04 PM Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@dlink.ua> wrote:

> Hey Archimedes,
>
> for a good start you can setup bootp, since network working.
> Otherwise use geom_map to split flash into parts and put ulzma compressed
> rootfs into a filesystem partition.
>

Thanks for your inputs, this is well noted, I'll try this out as well. I
stumbled an article here
https://www.bidouilliste.com/blog/2015/07/22/FreeBSD-on-Olimex-RT5350F-OLinuXino/
though his using RT5350F chipset but the outcome is very similar to my
DIR-600 RT3050F. The next step he did is also the step that I am
figuring-out at the moment on creating an mfsroot. It is also described in
the manual
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=md&sektion=4&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+13.1-RELEASE+and+Ports.
At least I have two options to explore.

After deletion of MIPS support from the tree, interest in it grew :)
>

Ah okay, so that explains why I could no longer find mips directory source
in the 14-CURRENT. Too bad I'm already at a dead-end :) but it's alright,
maybe there were deeper reasons behind such decision. In my case, I'm
reviving an old DIR-600 which I bought 11 years ago. I attempted exploring
flashing different firmware at that time but fell short with support of
this chipset because at the time, if I remember correctly, only
Atheros-based chipsets were popular and common with firmware support. So, I
decided to keep it until 2 weeks ago I found and remembered this device
again as someone is cleaning my room and placing it into another location.
I opened it again to check what the chipset was, as I really forgot it. I
also plugged the power cable and found out that it is still operational. I
searched the internet and found some documentation and most especially the
link howto from FreeBSD on compiling a kernel, so I decided to try again.
So, that's the reason why I'm here :) As I searched further online there
were still modules available for sale that are using Ralink and Atheros
chipsets. Maybe this is the reason why interest is still growing.

Thanks and best regards,
Archimedes