AMD64 - Tag - Worker7 https://www.worker7.com/tags/amd64/ AMD64 - Tag - Worker7 Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 10 Jul 2021 13:07:12 -0400 Installing/Booting FreeBSD on a Rock Pi X https://www.worker7.com/posts/installing-freebsd-on-a-rock-pi-x/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 13:07:12 -0400 worker7 https://www.worker7.com/posts/installing-freebsd-on-a-rock-pi-x/ I recently acquired a Rock Pi X. This is a Raspberry Pi clone but with an Intel Atom process (which supports hardware virtualization). When I tried installing FreeBSD on it, the kernel got stuck during the boot process (the exact location might vary for you and your system). It turns out you need to disable the uart driver. You can do this before the kernel boots by setting:

set hint.uart.0.disabled="1"
set hint.uart.1.disabled="1"

Don’t forget to add these to the /boot/device.hints file after you successfully installed the system.

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