Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0 , Use after April 1, 2021 version; or use 14.0 Current

From: Archimedes Gaviola <archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 03:42:58 UTC
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 8:35 PM Fred Finster <wb7odyfred@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Use after April 1, 2021 version; Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect
> devices in USB 3.0
>
> Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect devices in USB 3.0 , Use after April
> 1, 2021 13,0 stable version;  or use 14.0 Current
>
> From: Archimedes Gaviola <archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com
> <archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com?Subject=Re%3A%20Raspberry%20Pi%204B%20does%20not%20detect%20devices%20in%20USB%203.0>
> >
> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:58:28 +0800
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 9:40 PM tech-lists <tech-lists_at_zyxst.net>
> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 08:40:56PM +0800, Archimedes
> Gaviola wrote: > >On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 12:32 PM Archimedes Gaviola < > >
> archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at
> 10:49 AM Daniel O'Connor <darius_at_dons.net.au> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>
> > On 24 Dec 2021, at 02:25, Archimedes Gaviola < > >>>
> archimedes.gaviola_at_gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > Are you using the boot
> files that came with 13.0 (dtb, etc)? > >>> > > >>> > Yes, I am. I have not
> changed anything that came from 13.0 files, > it's > >>> all intact since I
> wrote the image to the microSD card. > > I might be wrong here - but I seem
> to recollect that there was some > issue with the pi4 and 13.0-RELEASE. I
> have only ever used snapshots > of that branch. > > If you go to the msdos
> partition of your installation and run strings on > start4.elf, what do you
> see? > > I saw this (from the last time installed 13-STABLE) > > # strings
> start4.elf | grep VC_BUILD_ID_ > VC_BUILD_ID_USER: dom > VC_BUILD_ID_TIME:
> 12:10:40 > VC_BUILD_ID_VARIANT: start > VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: Feb 25 2021 >
> VC_BUILD_ID_BRANCH: bcm2711_2 > VC_BUILD_ID_HOSTNAME: buildbot >
> VC_BUILD_ID_PLATFORM: raspberrypi_linux > VC_BUILD_ID_VERSION:
> 564e5f9b852b23a330b1764bcf0b2d022a20afd0 (clean) > > -- > J. > Hi J, Here,
> it's the same with your output. freebsd_at_fbsd13:/boot/msdos % strings
> start4.elf | grep VC_BUILD_ID_ VC_BUILD_ID_USER: dom VC_BUILD_ID_TIME:
> 12:10:40 VC_BUILD_ID_VARIANT: start VC_BUILD_ID_TIME: Feb 25 2021
> VC_BUILD_ID_BRANCH: bcm2711_2 VC_BUILD_ID_HOSTNAME: buildbot
> VC_BUILD_ID_PLATFORM: raspberrypi_linux VC_BUILD_ID_VERSION:
> 564e5f9b852b23a330b1764bcf0b2d022a20afd0 (clean) Thanks and best regards,
> Archimedes
>
>
> Use after April 1, 2021 version; Re: Raspberry Pi 4B does not detect
> devices in USB 3.0
>
> I had a nonfunctional keyboard for 2 months, before I figured out, to try a different version.  I, mean,  They must have tested that version up in
> the snapshot and NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS with running that version.?  Rghtt?  I mean they would have saw something run with the USB Keyboard for
> they released that image to be placed up there for every one to grab and use?  Correct?   Well NO!  Can have any kind of problems with the software.https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2021/02/download-freebsd-140-current-version.html
>
> I took a different version of the file startx4.elf and over wrote the buggy version startx4.elf in the  MSDOS ESP EFI Fat32 partition of 50Megabytes.
> Then my keyboard started working again.
>
> I could figure out how to email you directly, Archimedes.  But not what to click to create a proper reply email from the email archives to answer properly with
> a copied lines of your original email.  Can you tell me procedure to read  HTML email from archives, and then click and open up a reply mail in your Thunderbird email program.?
> I am old ,  so a couple simple straight suggestions to know the dust loose in my brain, is helpful.
> *Try a newer version of FreeBSD 14.0 Current for the raspberry Pi board 4B is good. (or the 3+ version)
> https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/ <https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/>
>
> https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220210-8dc42f98047-253065.img.xz <https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220210-8dc42f98047-253065.img.xz>
> xzcat FreeBSD14.0 | dd bs=1m conv=sync status=progress of=/dev/da1
> *
>
>
Hi Fred,

Thanks for your inputs, sharing your experiences and resolutions and
providing procedures! This is highly appreciated. I'll try later after work
with FreeBSD 14.0-current as your recommendation and then get back to the
outcome.


> *
> I have a TP-Link TL-WN725N version 3.8,0x0bda:0x8179  P/N 0152802283  UPC 8 45973 05071 9 ;  RTL8188eu chipset working with my raspberry pi 4B.
> https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=526 <https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=526>  EDIMAX EW-7811un  if_rtwn.ko  ; if_rtwn_usb.ko  device drivers
> *https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=570  RTL8188CE  PCI rtwn chip set   if_rtwn.ko   ; if_rtwn_pck.ko  device drivers
>
>
> Have a tiny little telegram group   Arm Open-Source  ARM Open-Source Telegram https://t.me/+ST6N61pnu3Di8zgk <https://t.me/+ST6N61pnu3Di8zgk>  You are welcome to pop in and say hello. Archimedes and others.
>
> My little goal,  Have the Raspberry Pi 4B, running FreeBSD 14.0 self hosting a compile station, using a 500GB SSD Sata external USB drive case.
> pkg install xorg MATE  has the Desktop Environment (DE) running.  Have an external USB Wifi dongle working to connect to internet and download software.
> Getting close to booting straight up from the 500 GB SSD, with many GPT partitions actuvated on it.
> Refind EFI boot manager running in ARM64 ( aarch64 armv8 64 bit) to select FreeBSD 14.0 arm64; Manjaro arm64; POP!_OS arm64; Fedora 35 arm64;https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2022/02/booting-500-gb-ssd-on-freebsd-arm64-140.html
>
> Any howtos booting FreeBSD straight up from a USB SSD drive.  ( Can already boot up from a single USB flash drive ).
> *Share what goals* you have and what documents you have created to help the next guy out.  See you on Telegram and I appreciate your answers shared here FreeBSD-arm mailing list.
> I have many url links to documents like U-BOOT at the booting-500-gb-ssd URL above.  What nice URLS that you read documents from have you used lately to go from scratch to bringing
> up your Raspberry Pi with FreeBSD? or other Linuxes?  Share on my blog post in a comment or mention here on your next posts
>
>
This is noted as well, thanks for the idea and initiative. These are very
good and useful stuffs.

Thanks,
Archimedes