Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 13:39:47 +0000 From: Mario Sangiorgio <mariosangiorgio@gmail.com> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD on Raspberry PI Message-ID: <CAFDH0ei7cs7%2B-pce_M_W9gHba4mBzwmLeZb1-tRZAB0BjWTj4g@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, I am considering installing FreeBSD on my Raspberry Pi to use it a a personal server. I read the documentation on the wiki but I still have some concerns. First, the wiki says: As of January 2013, FreeBSD-CURRENT fully supports either a video console (you'll need a USB keyboard and display connected) or it can be configured to use a serial console (you'll need a serial adapter cable such as the one sold by Adafruit.com). Does it mean that by default the access via the serial adapter is not enabled by default and it needs to be configured in a special way? Second: I found links to a few unofficial packages repositories compatible with the Raspberry Pi. Is there any official (or a recommended) repository? I assume that compilation on the device would be quite slow, so I'd prefer to avoid it. Third: does FreeBSD have any special command to update Raspberry PI firmware? Linux package managers have it and I am wondering if there is any FreeBSD equivalent or what is the procedure to update the firmware. Thanks, Mario
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