From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Thu Oct 20 19:32:12 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A057C1ADFB for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:32:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markmi@dsl-only.net) Received: from asp.reflexion.net (outbound-mail-210-50.reflexion.net [208.70.210.50]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EDE1987E for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:32:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markmi@dsl-only.net) Received: (qmail 31346 invoked from network); 20 Oct 2016 19:25:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail-cs-01.app.dca.reflexion.local) (10.81.19.1) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with SMTP; 20 Oct 2016 19:25:14 -0000 Received: by mail-cs-01.app.dca.reflexion.local (Reflexion email security v8.10.0) with SMTP; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:25:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 3927 invoked from network); 20 Oct 2016 19:25:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO iron2.pdx.net) (69.64.224.71) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 20 Oct 2016 19:25:32 -0000 Received: from [192.168.1.107] (c-76-115-7-162.hsd1.or.comcast.net [76.115.7.162]) by iron2.pdx.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4654BEC916F; Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:25:24 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Issue booting RPI2 B (v1.2) [V1.2 is BVM2837 and quad-core Cortex-A53 based] From: Mark Millard In-Reply-To: <053B3B99-E4D9-4714-ACCF-AA846E1855CE@dsl-only.net> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:25:23 -0700 Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1C2BA80D-FAB7-49D2-8D02-5CE1431953CF@dsl-only.net> References: <053B3B99-E4D9-4714-ACCF-AA846E1855CE@dsl-only.net> To: Kris Moore X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:32:12 -0000 On 2016-Oct-20, at 12:08 PM, Mark Millard = wrote: > On 2016-Oct-20, at 11:22 AM, Kris Moore wrote: >=20 >> I've been toying around with a bunch of RPI2's here (using >> 11.0-RELEASE), and so far so good. However I just ordered a new batch = of >> them and they all get stuck at the "rainbow" screen. After further >> investigation, I noticed that they were marked as "Raspberry Pi 2 = Model >> B V1.2", and all my other units are V1.1. Just for kicks, I tried >> rasbian, and that works fine. >>=20 >> Is this possibly an issue with U-Boot being too old for this = revision? >> Any other ideas? >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> Kris Moore >> iXsystems >> Enterprise Storage & Servers Driven By Open Source >=20 > = https://www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi2 = says: >=20 >> Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.2 >=20 >> Previous versions of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B use the BCM2836 SoC, = which contains a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor. The Raspberry Pi 2 = Model B v1.2 board uses BCM2837, which contains a quad-core ARM = Cortex-A53 processor. It is necessary to update to the latest (October = 2016) version of the device firmware and Linux kernel to allow the board = to boot up properly. >=20 > =3D=3D=3D > Mark Millard > markmi at dsl-only.net It is listed as out of stock but = http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-17791 agrees in its = description: > The Raspberry Pi 2 V1.2 is a single-board computer developed in the UK = by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. >=20 > . . .=20 >=20 > The updated Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is designed around the Broadcom = BCM2837 SoC (same as the Pi 3) Quad Core ARMv8 processor running at 900 = MHz just like the original Pi 2. The rest of the board is identical to = the original, featuring a VideoCore IV GPU, 1 Gigabyte of RAM, 4 USB = ports, and 40 GPIO pins for expansion.=20 >=20 > Please note:Previous versions of Raspberry Pi 2 Model B use the = BCM2836 SoC, which contains a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor. The = Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.2 board uses BCM2837, which contains a = quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor. It is necessary to update to the = latest (October 2016) version of the device firmware and Linux kernel to = allow the board to boot up properly >=20 > Board Specifications >=20 > =E2=80=A2 Processor: Quad-core BCM2837 ARMv8 CPU running at = 900Mhz > =E2=80=A2 USB: Four USB 2.0 Ports > =E2=80=A2 Ethernet: 10/100 Ethernet Port > =E2=80=A2 Video Output: HDMI and Composite > =E2=80=A2 Sound: L/R Stereo=20 > =E2=80=A2 Memory: 1GB Ram=20 > =E2=80=A2 Operating System: Uses microSD card slot to load O/S = (Sold Separately, Software cane be found here) > =E2=80=A2 Digital interfaces: CSi and DSi ribbon cable ports > =E2=80=A2 GPIO: 40 GPIO pins, backwards compatible to B and B+ = board I know that = http://ameridroid.com/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b-1gb-ram 's old = page for V1.1 has said "DISCONTINUED" for some time. =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard markmi at dsl-only.net