From 539b871fea8d6097d4fe7e9e9d5e6a6e55ce36e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fcambus Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:05:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention installation using the framebuffer console on armv7. It is possible to install OpenBSD/armv7 using the framebuffer console on systems supporting the simplefb(4) driver, such as the Cubieboard2. OK miod@ --- distrib/notes/armv7/prep | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/distrib/notes/armv7/prep b/distrib/notes/armv7/prep index 509e891d91c..2e391f5fb67 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/armv7/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/armv7/prep @@ -1,12 +1,18 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.19 2020/05/17 17:04:28 deraadt Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.20 2022/08/29 17:05:38 fcambus Exp $ Please be aware that OpenBSD support for this platform is far from complete. To perform an installation you must be able to interact with the serial -console of the machine. USB OTG ports such as the one found on the -BeagleBone will not function as a console. You need to be able to -interact with the firmware on the console. Often this requires a 3.3V -TTL level adapter connected to pins or a header on the board. +console of the machine in most cases. USB OTG ports such as the one +found on the BeagleBone will not function as a console. You need to be +able to interact with the firmware on the console. Often this requires +a 3.3V TTL level adapter connected to pins or a header on the board. + +On systems supporting the simplefb(4) driver, such as the Cubieboard2, +it is possible to install the system using the framebuffer console. +You will need to enter the following at the ``boot>'' prompt: + + boot> set tty fb0 Firmware which provides an EFI interface with a Device Tree Blob (DTB) file is required to boot. In most cases this is provided by images of -- 2.20.1