Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 19:10:02 GMT From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: www/121533: ARM platform page on website out-of-date Message-ID: <200803091910.m29JA29G004922@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR www/121533; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: www/121533: ARM platform page on website out-of-date
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 19:09:43 +0000 (GMT)
Slightly modified patch, after feedback from Warner Losh on the
freebsd-arm@ mailing list:
Index: www/en/platforms/arm.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/ncvs/www/en/platforms/arm.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 arm.sgml
--- www/en/platforms/arm.sgml 3 Dec 2006 18:15:18 -0000 1.11
+++ www/en/platforms/arm.sgml 9 Mar 2008 19:06:13 -0000
@@ -10,25 +10,63 @@
<html>
&header;
- <p>FreeBSD/ARM is a port of FreeBSD which aims to run
- on the ARM architecture and hardware.
- The project's goal is to provide support for the
- architecture and hardware surrounding it.</p>
+ <h3><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h3>
- <h3>FreeBSD/ARM Hardware Notes</h3>
+ <p>This page contains information about the FreeBSD port to the
+ ARM architecture and hardware. Discussion of the ARM port takes
+ place on the
+ <a href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm">freebsd-arm</a>;
+ mailing list.</p>
+
+ <h3><a name="toc">Table Of Contents</a></h3>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#status">Status</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#hw">Hardware List</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#todo">What Needs To Be Done</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#links">FreeBSD/ARM Related Links</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#miniinst">Mini-Install Guide</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#list">FreeBSD/ARM mailing list</a></li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h3><a name="status">Status</a></h3>
+
+ <p>ARM is officially a
+ <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/archs.html">
+ Tier 2</a> architecture, as the <a href="&base;">FreeBSD</a> project
+ does not provide official releases or pre-built packages for this
+ platform due to it primarily targeting the embedded arena. However,
+ FreeBSD/ARM is being actively developed and maintained, is well supported,
+ and provides an excellent framework for building ARM-based systems.</p>
+
+ <h3><a name="hw">FreeBSD/ARM Hardware Notes</a></h3>
- <p>Currently FreeBSD should work on the i80321 based Intel
+ <p>FreeBSD should work on the i80321 based Intel XScale®
devboards, which includes the IQ31244 and IQ80321 boards.
Support is still minimal, covering only the CPU, PCI-X bus,
em(4) Ethernet adapters, the UART and timer devices.</p>
+ <p>The i80219 XScale processor is supported, as is the EP80219
+ devboard.</p>
+
+ <p>The IXP425 is supported, as is the Avila GW2348-4 devboard.</p>
+
+ <p>The Atmel AT91RM9200 CPU/Microcontroller range is supported.
+ Support is provided for the Kwikbyte KB9202 devboard range, the
+ BWCT board and the Hot-e HL200 thin client device.</p>
+
<p>Minimal support for the StrongARM 1100 CPU is provided, but
only within the limits of what Simics emulate: CPU, UART and
clock. It is theoretically possible to boot on the Assabet board,
the one Simics emulates; no attempts, successful or unsuccessful,
have been reported.</p>
- <h3>What Needs To Be Done</h3>
+ <p>Additionally, support for the Technologic Systems TS-7200 devboard
+ is in the works, as is support for the Atmel AT91SAM926x CPU and
+ the Mavell Orion ARM SoC, the Samsung S3C2XX0 range, and Cirrus
+ Logic EP93XX CPUs.</p>
+
+ <h3><a name="todo">What Needs To Be Done</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>SATA support needs to be added.</li>
@@ -37,7 +75,7 @@
from NetBSD.</li>
</ul>
- <h3>FreeBSD/ARM Related Links</h3>
+ <h3><a name="links">FreeBSD/ARM Related Links</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://tisu.mit.jyu.fi/embedded/TIE345/luentokalvot/Embedded_3_ARM.pdf">;
@@ -46,7 +84,7 @@
<li><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/arm32/">NetBSD Arm/32 project</a></li>
</ul>
- <h3>Mini-Install guide</h3>
+ <h3><a name="miniinst">Mini-Install guide</a></h3>
<p>&a.cognet; (cognet@FreeBSD.org) has written a mini-install guide for the
current FreeBSD source. It is
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