FreeBSD 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 and the BeagleBone Black

[Dr. Rolf Jansen]

> Am 16.10.2017 um 18:01 schrieb Emmanuel Vadot <manu at bidouilliste.com>:
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:48 -0200 "Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj at obsigna.com> wrote:
> 
>> I saw the first ARMv7 snapshot images (Pandaboard and Hummingboard) arrived on the FreeBSD ftp server.
>> 
>> AFAIK, the BBB is ARMv7 as well. I am going to setup a new system on a BeagleBone Black, and I am wondering whether I want to stay with the 12-CURRENT-ARMv6 like my other setups, or whether it would be a good idea to install a 12-CURRENT-ARMv7.
>> 
>> Questions:
>> - would the ARMv7 flavor of FreeBSD run on a BeagleBone Black?
> 
> Yes, Glen (gjb@) already made the switch for the releases snapshot for that.
> 
>> - if yes, will snapshots of 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 be available for the BeagleBone in a foreseeable future?
> 
> See above.
> 
>> - can I expect any advantages (disadvantages) from the ARMv7 architecture compared to the ARMv6 one?
> 
> Maybe not right now but with packages/ports stuff dealt by Mark Linimon, mmel@ and miki yes probably.

Emmanuel, thank you very much for your reply. For sure, I will give the upcomming BBB-ARMv7 snapshot a try.

Best regards

Rolf