I want to port FreeBSD/arm to BeagleBoard-xM platform. This board is based on OMAP3 arm chip, which is not supported right now by FreeBSD. Besides implementing SoC support, I will write and adapt support for peripherals: USB host, ethernet, microSD. If time permits I will write support for audio and DVI device. After my project, FreeBSD will be able to boot on BeagleBoard-xM and read rootfs from either USB memory stick or microSD card. Additionally, audio playing/recording and using LCD screen instead of rs232 will be possible.
After my project, porting other OMAP3-based boards will be much easier and faster. This includes regular BeagleBoard support also.
My working environment for running kernel includes openocd with jtag adapter and gdb and BeagleBoard-xM. The port will be based on existing ti/BeagleBone code and some snippets of BeagleBoard code, done by Ben Gray.
| core kernel is booting (without any peripherals, mounting the compiled-in memory disc) | done |
| SoC's internal device drivers (i2c, gptimer) are written | done |
| MMC/sd driver is writen - BB-xM is booting from SD card | done |
| EHCI USB driver is working | done after GSoC (14.10.2012) |
| dvi driver - console on external screen | not done |
stress utilityUSB on BB is working since revision 242720. I have tested it with couple of USB devices I had in my drawer:
| profilic 2303 based usb-rs232 converter | works |
| Logitech wireless mouse | works (cat /dev/mouse | hexdump) |
| some random camera | detected but no module |
| smsc3320 ethernet | works |
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