FreeBSD 12.1 on Raspberry Pi 3B+, completely headless?

[Ronald Klop]

On Tue, 19 May 2020 17:28:46 +0200, David Mehler <dave.mehler at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Thanks. I did a dd and there were no errors when writing the image to
> the sd card. I did put a raspbian image on this same card and pi and
> it worked just fine.


The issue of not booting can be something really small and unexpected. So  
without any output via serial console or a connected monitor it is just  
guessing in a crystal ball for everybody.

Ronald.


> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
>
> On 5/19/20, bob prohaska <fbsd at www.zefox.net> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 06:04:47AM -0400, David Mehler wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'll look in to a monitor and keyboard, but given where the Pi is that
>>> could a bit getting one there.
>>>
>>
>> I'd reverse the priorities initially: Make it work where I can see  
>> what's
>> going on, then make it work where I want to use it. A serial console is
>> essential if you want to do anything even slightly adventurous. A work
>> bench with an internet connection, second computer and comfy chair is
>> the way to make progress.
>>
>>
>>> One thing I thought of is do I have the right image? If it's suppose
>>> to boot, and at least get an ip and respond to ping, but if it's
>>> getting stuck in single-user mode then maybe my image is wrong. This
>>> is the filename of the image I wrote to the sd card for the Pi:
>>>
>>> FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-RPI3.img
>>>
>> The image file name looks correct, but plenty more can be wrong.
>> The microSD card itself must be compatible; most are but not all.
>> The writing process and adapter must be correct and error free.
>> I use dd, usually under FreeBSD or Raspbian. Errors in writing
>> an image can be very quiet, just a mismatch in blocks in vs out.
>> I've had one USB to microSD adapter fail, so that can happen.
>> MicroSD cards can fail, sometimes rather silently. Power supplies
>> can cause all sorts of confusing trouble that looks like something
>> _other_ than what it is.
>>
>> Later images are usually better, especially with -RELEASE, a native
>> image (Raspbian, in this case) is better when other uncertainties
>> are present.....keep it handy as a sanity check 8-)
>>
>> Hope this helps some...
>>
>> bob prohaska
>>
>>> On 5/18/20, bob prohaska <fbsd at www.zefox.net> wrote:
>>> > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 06:10:41PM -0400, David Mehler wrote:
>>> >> Hello,
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for the confirmation that onboard ethernet works. I've booted
>>> >> the pi and I'm not seeing it on the network. I've tried mounting the
>>> >> freebsd partition under a linux virtual machine which it's fdisk  
>>> shows
>>> >> it as /dev/sdd2 later in the display shows it up as 15. I can not  
>>> get
>>> >> it to mount so am not sure what rc.conf is doing, I was hoping it
>>> >> would get a dhcp address since it's plugged directly in. I also did
>>> >> add a blank ssh file to the /dev/sdd1 partition.
>>> >>
>>> >> Suggestions?
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > Have you tried plugging in a monitor and keyboard temporarily, just
>>> > to see what's going on? My guess is that it's getting stuck in  
>>> single-
>>> > user mode, or maybe not booting at all for some reason. It definitely
>>> > should pick up a DHCP connection if it gets to multi-user. I'd expect
>>> > that to answer ping if nothing else.
>>> >
>>> > My only experience re Linux is with Raspbian, and Raspbian absolutely
>>> > cannot mount ufs filesystems, so what you're seeing seems normal.
>>> >
>>> > hth,
>>> >
>>> > bob prohaska
>>> >
>>> >> Thanks.
>>> >> Dave.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On 5/18/20, bob prohaska <fbsd at www.zefox.net> wrote:
>>> >> > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 05:25:40PM -0400, David Mehler wrote:
>>> >> >> Hello,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Does the onboard ethernet on the pi 3b+ work or do I have to go  
>>> USB
>>> >> >> wireless all the way?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> > Wired ethernet works fine on the 3B, I believe the + is the same.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > hth,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > bob prohaska
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Thanks.
>>> >> >> Dave.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On 5/18/20, bob prohaska <fbsd at www.zefox.net> wrote:
>>> >> >> > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 01:02:32PM -0400, David Mehler wrote:
>>> >> >> >> Hello,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I've got a Raspberry Pi 3b+ that I'd like to put FreeBSD 12.1
>>> >> >> >> on.
>>> >> >> >> It
>>> >> >> >> is completely headless the only thing it has is it's power
>>> >> >> >> connection.
>>> >> >> >> I have downloaded and wrote to sd the latest 12.1 amd64 rpi3
>>> >> >> >> image.
>>> >> >> >                                                     ^^^
>>> >> >> >                                                    Typo?
>>> >> >> >
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