Re: PinePhone Pro Boots On CURRENT

Hi Pete,

Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> writes:

> i've had this pinephone pro for a few months now and finally got 
> around 
> to attempting to boot FreeBSD on it..  Here's the phone:
> https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Pro
>
> I needed to get this serial console adapter which works 
> flawlessly with "cu"
> (USB TTL Serial Adapter Converter Cable 3.3v/3v3 3.5mm Stereo 
> Jack Cable):
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XSPECIA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
>
> then i just downloaded the latest CURRENT snapshot and put it on 
> a 
> microsd card and it booted into multi-user mode..  here's the 
> dmesg:
> https://www.nomadlogic.org/ppro-dmesg.txt
>

That is excellent news! I am so happy about that, thank you very 
much!

> i am working on building a new image now to include the 
> pinephone pro
> DTB file from Linux to see if that improves some of the hardware 
> detection..  certainly a long way to go before this could be 
> a useful 
> mobile device, but i'm very encouraged that i can actually boot 
> the thing.
>
> i suspect we'll need to use iwlwifi to get the AzureWave 
> AW-CM256SM wifi 
> and bluetooth card working...
>
> But, once i get the linux DTB for this guy into a disk image i'm 
> going 
> to see if i can get the display up next, but would love to hear 
> any 
> input or pointers from folks with more ARM porting experience 
> than me.

I am probably telling you something you already know, but afaik 
the Pinephone Pro uses the Rockchip RK3399 which according to the 
datasheet 
(https://opensource.rock-chips.com/images/d/d7/Rockchip_RK3399_Datasheet_V2.1-20200323.pdf 
page 16, 1.2.9 Graphics Engine) contains a Mali GPU.

That means Ruslan Bukin's Panfrost article in the FreeBSD Journal 
Jul/Aug 2021 at 
https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Panfrost-Driver.pdf 
might be interesting regarding graphics.

Looking forward to your updates!

Best regards

Stephan

>
> thanks!
> -pete