Arm64 Tier 1 FreeBSD 13 Phones

Valery Seys

2021-04-12 07:10:50 UTC

Post by grarpamp
[cc'd for fyi, trim replies to arm]

https://www.pine64.org/pinephone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5
NXP i.MX 8M Quad core Cortex-A53, 64bit ARM
https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone
Allwinner A64 ARM Quad core Cortex-A53
http://youtu.be/c32-QOrI4cw
http://youtu.be/fCKMxzz9cjs
http://youtu.be/lVJo9faE1fM
http://youtu.be/NV0RnWorPpQ
https://www.fosslinux.com/43842/linux-phones-for-privacy.htm

FreeBSD lacks the power-management infrastructure to run on
battery-operated devices.

Management? Meh... that's what a power cable
and battery belt are for... moar power.

linux ... code

Reference material for reverse engineering.

developing a FreeBSD-based phone on PinePhone hardware.

FreeBSD might already runs on Pinephone...
https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=view&id=5574
https://twitter.com/nrgmilk_
https://twitter.com/DarkainMX/status/1282764108060717056
https://www.pine64.org/2020/07/15/july-updatepmos-ce-pre-orders-and-new-pinephone-version/
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=6232
https://www.reddit.com/r/PinePhoneOfficial+PINE64official+PinebookPro+PineTab/search?restrict_sr=on&q=(freebsd+OR+openbsd+OR+netbsd+OR+bsd)
https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeBSD+OpenBSD+NetBSD/search?restrict_sr=on&q=(pinephone+OR+pine64+OR+a53)
https://linuxsmartphones.com/hackers-develop-open-source-firmware-for-the-pinephone-modem-use-it-to-make-phone-calls/
https://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Osmocom_on_TI_Calypso
http://openbts.org/

https://potabi.fivnex.co/development

https://github.com/fivnex
https://potabi.fivnex.co/
https://blog.fivnex.co/
https://twitter.com/potabimobile
https://discord.gg/8prEeTV
https://twitter.com/fivnex
https://fivnex.co/

funding

https://liberapay.com/fivnex/donate

Dream on.

These phones (boards) are growing the beginnings of a hacker culture
that is trying to get all sorts of unix to run on them, a long held dream.
And the future of phones and open hardware is only opening up more.
So whether it's Fivnex or others, do not be surprised when people
boots more kernels on them soon. Your refrigerator and car will
splash Beastie.
May your dreams hack into reality :)
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I'm affraid that FreeBSD do not run on a PinePhone.
The dmesg from nycbug comes from a pine64 board, not from a pinephone.

And unfortunately:
- openmoko: pretty dead.
- the fivnex 'potabi' project: unrealistic
- Pine Microsystem Inc: kickstarter project, Cie dissolved in Jan,2020.
Now, the product are sold from an Hong Kong Cie, 'Pine Store Inc.' ; I don't
know who are these guys, but I'm pretty sure they don't have an engineering
staff and will not make the phone better (it could change ...)
Last, the Quectel EG25 GSM Modem has proprietary firmware ('blob'), some
enthusiasts try to make it open. So, the phone is not really 'open source'.

Nice phone that runs well and is completly opened and free :
http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~mellis/cellphone/
(Not sure you will be able to find all components today)

P&L

v/