RE: FreeBSD Arm Image can be installed on Qualcomm Snapdragon.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>
> Sent: 2023年7月21日 2:42
> To: Chen, Alvin W; freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Arm Image can be installed on Qualcomm Snapdragon.
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> On 7/20/23 02:40, Chen, Alvin W wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I get one laptop based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2, and Qualcomm
> > Snapdragon is in FreeBSD Arm supported list. I want to install FreeBSD
> > on it and download the image from:
> >
> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm6
> > 4/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-
> memstick.
> > img__;!!LpKI!hwPDCPkZ2-HmhKYaN6g08amQIYyKuIRlaxy-
> A_fim58XuAw8S5NUCzzX1
> > KcZWWov3aqu4BV6MSijd2o$ [download[.]freebsd[.]org]
> > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm
> > 64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-
> memstick
> > .img__;!!LpKI!hwPDCPkZ2-HmhKYaN6g08amQIYyKuIRlaxy-
> A_fim58XuAw8S5NUCzzX
> > 1KcZWWov3aqu4BV6MSijd2o$ [download[.]freebsd[.]org]>
> >
> > And make a pendrive installer by dd. The USB boot entry can be
> > detected by arm BIOS, but it can’t boot. I try Ubuntu 22.04 arm ISO,
> > and make the pendrive, it can boot well.
> >
> > Is FreeBSD arm image also depended on other HW components but not only
> SOC?
> >
> >
> 
> how far into the boot process do you get?  does it just not detect the boot
> media at all, or does it fail at some other point?  also - are you able to access
> the system via serial console?
> 
The laptop is installed with win11, and I disabled the secure boot. The BIOS can detect the pendrive boot entry. I select to boot from pendrive, and it is black screen. For a while, it boot from win11.
It is laptop, so no serial port.