Just getting started with Rasperry PI 4B, 8GB...

YAMAMOTO Shigeru shigeru at os-hackers.jp
Sat Dec 5 07:36:30 UTC 2020


>>>>> "Herbert" == Herbert J Skuhra <herbert at gojira.at> writes:
Herbert> On Sat, 05 Dec 2020 05:29:23 +0100, YAMAMOTO Shigeru wrote:
>> 
>> I update my document, "How to start FreeBSD Raspberry Pi 4".
>> https://github.com/bsd-hacker/freebsd/wiki/How-to-start-FreeBSD---Raspberry-Pi-4
>> 
>> I test Raspberry Pi 4B, 4G model and 8G model.
>> 
>> I think to write 'Booting FreeBSD Raspberry Pi 4B from USB disk'.
Herbert> You write:
Herbert> replace firmware 4 GB memory model
Herbert>  no more replace fiels.
Herbert> And your dmesg for the 4GB model shows:
Herbert> real memory = 993820672 (947 MB) avail memory = 943075328 (899 MB)
Herbert> So there is obviously something wrong!?
Herbert> I have a the 4GB model and I had to replace some files in
Herbert> /boot/msdosfs when I set it up a few months ago. Unfortunately with
Herbert> newer u-boot.bin from sysutils/u-boot-rpi4 my Raspberry Pi 4B no
Herbert> longer boots from microsd card. Error:
Herbert> Controller timeout mmcsd0: Error indicated: 1 Timeout

unfortunately, need to replace u-boot.bin to detect correct memory size.

https://github.com/bsd-hacker/freebsd/wiki/How-to-start-FreeBSD---Raspberry-Pi-4#replace-u-bootbin

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YAMAMOTO Shigeru <shigeru at os-hackers.jp>


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