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Date:      Tue, 29 Dec 2020 02:08:31 +0000
From:      "Stephan, Corey" <corey.stephan@marquette.edu>
To:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: Boot Hang, (Simple) Workaround?
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Pardon me, folks. I am new to these mailing lists. The situation is =0A=
resolved. In case someone else should wonder about the Pi 4 8GB and =0A=
FreeBSD, as of December 28, 2020, here is what I did.=0A=
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First, I carefully read the following in the recent archives of =0A=
#freebsd-arm:=0A=
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https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm/2020-December/022776.html=
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https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arm/2020-November/022701.html=
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Next, I ran the following steps to replace the incompatible boot files =0A=
in the FreeBSD image:=0A=
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(1) Burn the most recent FreeBSD 13-CURRENT image for the RPI3 to my SD =0A=
card with Etcher.io, making sure to uncheck the automatic unmount option=0A=
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(2) fdisk -l=0A=
to find the relevant MSDOS partition, which in my case was /dev/sdd1=0A=
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(3) mkdir /media/d1=0A=
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(4) mount /dev/sdd1 /media/d1=0A=
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(5) Copy and paste the outside files linked in the discussion above into =
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/media/d1=0A=
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To be explicit, these are the 3 files that need to be replaced:=0A=
start4.elf=0A=
fixup4.dat=0A=
u_boot.bin=0A=
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(6) sync=0A=
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(7) umount /dev/sdd1=0A=
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(8) Insert SD card into Pi and boot=0A=
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The Raspberry Pi 4 8GB now works wonderfully. Thank you for =0A=
pre-configuring SSH, folks.=0A=
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Cheers,=0A=
Corey=0A=
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On 12/27/20 8:07 PM, Stephan, Corey wrote:=0A=
> Hello, fellow open source fans. I am attempting to install FreeBSD on a=
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> new Raspberry Pi 4 8GB, but I simply cannot get the device to boot. The=
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> latest Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian), NOOBS, etc. all work. The Pi's=0A=
> firmware and BIOS are up-to-date. The SD card is new, stable, and passes=
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> verification tests.=0A=
> =0A=
> Tried: 13.0-CURRENT from Dec-10, 13.0-CURRENT from Dec-03, 12.2-RELEASE,=
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> 12.2-STABLE, and 12.1-RELEASE images for the Raspberry Pi 3 (RPI3 images=
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> are recommended in the FreeBSD Wiki:=0A=
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__wiki.freebsd.org_a=
rm_Raspberry-2520Pi&d=3DDwICAg&c=3DS1d2Gs1Y1NQV8Lx35_Qi5FnTH2uYWyh_OhOS94Iq=
YCo&r=3DiNvzbjK5Ohtsok8SlKu57qxvToiGa0FLnH3ASaHDLEg&m=3DAYWabcHnGlOl2dinRxV=
vxBustQgQKcgNLf3Drq0z-KQ&s=3DELaX5Y7uZrhgL3TDNjmiOqCcx24nsWz5fKMGTUocrOI&e=
=3D )=0A=
> =0A=
> FreeBSD 12-series does not show a boot screen at all, but I more-or-less=
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> expected as such, since the RPI4 8GB is known to be WIP in 13-CURRENT.=0A=
> With 13.0-CURRENT, I reach the boot screen, but I am greeted with the=0A=
> following 2 error messages:=0A=
> =0A=
> Error 00000044=0A=
> =0A=
> This device requires newer software.=0A=
> =0A=
> I have read in the FreeBSD subreddit that this has to do with the=0A=
> FreeBSD SD card image's bootloader being out of date.=0A=
> =0A=
> Does anyone have FreeBSD working on the RPI4 8GB?=0A=
> =0A=
> Other: The only advice about this that I have read involves rebuilding=0A=
> the FreeBSD SD card image. That is above my knowledge. Moreover, of=0A=
> course, I am sure that the aim of everyone here is to bring FreeBSD to=0A=
> this popular testing and learning platform :)=0A=
> =0A=
> Thank you in advance, everyone. Cheers,=0A=
> Corey=0A=
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