Hi Pete,
Pete Wright <p...@nomadlogic.org> writes:
i've had this pinephone pro for a few months now and finally got
around
to attempting to boot FreeBSD on it.. Here's the phone:
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Pro
I needed to get this serial console adapter which works
flawlessly with "cu"
(USB TTL Serial Adapter Converter Cable 3.3v/3v3 3.5mm Stereo
Jack Cable):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XSPECIA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
then i just downloaded the latest CURRENT snapshot and put it on
a
microsd card and it booted into multi-user mode.. here's the
dmesg:
https://www.nomadlogic.org/ppro-dmesg.txt
That is excellent news! I am so happy about that, thank you very
much!
i am working on building a new image now to include the
pinephone pro
DTB file from Linux to see if that improves some of the hardware
detection.. certainly a long way to go before this could be
a useful
mobile device, but i'm very encouraged that i can actually boot
the thing.
i suspect we'll need to use iwlwifi to get the AzureWave
AW-CM256SM wifi
and bluetooth card working...
But, once i get the linux DTB for this guy into a disk image i'm
going
to see if i can get the display up next, but would love to hear
any
input or pointers from folks with more ARM porting experience
than me.
I am probably telling you something you already know, but afaik
the Pinephone Pro uses the Rockchip RK3399 which according to the
datasheet
(https://opensource.rock-chips.com/images/d/d7/Rockchip_RK3399_Datasheet_V2.1-20200323.pdf
page 16, 1.2.9 Graphics Engine) contains a Mali GPU.
That means Ruslan Bukin's Panfrost article in the FreeBSD Journal
Jul/Aug 2021 at
https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Panfrost-Driver.pdf
might be interesting regarding graphics.
Looking forward to your updates!
Best regards
Stephan
thanks!
-pete
