BSD host of issues on reboot from fresh install
03-03-2021, 02:59 PM
That is very exciting! In many ways these modest chips paired with FOSS are like taking a family sedan and converting it to a race vehicle. It is a salute to human ingenuity to make the most of something and then share it with the community.
I have Samba configured and running now, essentially. The mounted folder has 2 text files in it but eventually will hold all our personal files, photos, and movies. Next step is the PCIe to Sata board. I have both the Pine64 board and a 4-port board based on a Marvell chipset. By the end of the coming weekend both will have been evaluated with FreeBSD. The 4-port board works with ayufan's Ubuntu image with a Linux 5.xx kernel.
My end goal for this project is RAIDz2 (5 drives), but will have to wait a month or two before I can afford the new drives and new PCIe to Sata board. Right now I have a Linux based RAID6, another RAID0 with LVM on top of it, whose size fluctuates, and an offline (2) USB 8Tb backup using WD Mypassport external drives. I was hoping to shuck the cases and use the latter in the RAIDz6 array but they are USB based controllers.
A FreeBSD desktop on RockPro64 opens the possibility to a homebrew smart TV or some other fun network appliance. I came to FreeBSD with more modest goals but playing with the operating system and seeing what the community is up to, it is sort of like being an explorer in a barren desert. If your passion is discovery, and you desire a less travelled road, then there is plenty here to keep one occupied!
I have Samba configured and running now, essentially. The mounted folder has 2 text files in it but eventually will hold all our personal files, photos, and movies. Next step is the PCIe to Sata board. I have both the Pine64 board and a 4-port board based on a Marvell chipset. By the end of the coming weekend both will have been evaluated with FreeBSD. The 4-port board works with ayufan's Ubuntu image with a Linux 5.xx kernel.
My end goal for this project is RAIDz2 (5 drives), but will have to wait a month or two before I can afford the new drives and new PCIe to Sata board. Right now I have a Linux based RAID6, another RAID0 with LVM on top of it, whose size fluctuates, and an offline (2) USB 8Tb backup using WD Mypassport external drives. I was hoping to shuck the cases and use the latter in the RAIDz6 array but they are USB based controllers.
A FreeBSD desktop on RockPro64 opens the possibility to a homebrew smart TV or some other fun network appliance. I came to FreeBSD with more modest goals but playing with the operating system and seeing what the community is up to, it is sort of like being an explorer in a barren desert. If your passion is discovery, and you desire a less travelled road, then there is plenty here to keep one occupied!
Quartz64, RockPro64, PinePhone Mobian, PineBook Pro, PineTime, and all the trimmings that make FOSS fun.