Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:24:40 -0600 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> Cc: ticso@cicely.de, Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org>, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on the RaspberryPi 3 Message-ID: <638DC0E8-2126-4AE9-9A23-44794465B61D@netgate.com> In-Reply-To: <201603010437.VAA03437@mail.lariat.net> References: <20160229225811.GB74374@server.rulingia.com> <20160301002249.GA61549@mutt-hardenedbsd> <20160301040331.GB59803@cicely7.cicely.de> <201603010437.VAA03437@mail.lariat.net>
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-- Jim > On Feb 29, 2016, at 10:37 PM, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> wrote: >=20 > At 09:03 PM 2/29/2016, Bernd Walter wrote: >=20 >> I think the most interesting point about this board is that it is >> a rather inexpensive arm64. >=20 > I'm still waiting for a board in this category that has 2 GbE ports... or e= ven one GbE port that can really, really run flat out at full capacity so th= at I could multiply it into more ports via a VLAN switch. Combined with the = FreeBSD IP stack, this could be SUPER-useful. This one has 3x GigEnet. One is connected to a switch, one to an SFP cage, o= ne to a RJ45. http://i.imgur.com/4CUMXyv.jpg It doesn't run FreeBSD, yet, but Semihalf just checked in a lot of work in f= or the SoC in Dec/Jan. So maybe soon. I don't plan to work on it much befor= e returning from AsiaBSDCon 2016.=20 This one (the one in front) is basically a Beaglebone Black: http://i.imgur.= com/plk1Iaf.jpg Not the two (3, really) port switch. It's intended to be an open source (hw &= sw) BMC. Thus the motherboard which serves as a dev platform for same.=20 With a bit of luck, I'll be able to show it running FreeBSD at ASIABSDCon 20= 16.=20 Maybe not fast enough for your (Brett's) wants though. I could certainly sp= in it into a small 2-port ARM board without too much effort. Internet of Thi= ngs w/FreeBSD? The Solid Run Clear Fog behind it (same as the first pic) certainly could, a= nd should run FreeBSD (11-CURRENT) (*) before BSDCan 2016.=20 The CZ.net Router Turris board has the same Marvell SoC S the SolidRun Clear= Fog series, but can be had for $99.=20 https://www.turris.cz/en/ I could certainly bring the two ClearFog Pro boards and the Router Turris bo= ard I have coming (April) to BSDCan if someone wants to hack/test. Jim * and pfSense... There may or may not be a future Netgate board of ... (ahem= ) similar construction. =20=
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