Need to update Gunther at some point.
#VisionFive2 #RISCV #riscv64 #riscvsbc #raspberrypi #raspberrypi3 #raspberrypi5 #opensourcehardware #sbc #singleboardcomputer

Never worked with #ansible before and I need it for an upcoming project... so I'm using my #VisionFive2 to manage all other #SBC in my home. Even reinstalled my old #raspberrypi 3 with #openSUSE to have a different OS and system in the network xD
The way things look right now I'll have a lot of time on my hands to figure this out...
#RISCV #riscv64 #riscvsbc #ARM #Linux

A: Using my 4x #RV64 #VisionFive2 boards - each board has 8GB. This could lead into a temporary and time limited, dedicated usage of 7-30d.

B: It could be shared across with 7 users by #jails on #FreeBSD. Requires better support in FreeBSD.

C: QEMU emulated instances running on amd64

I’d really like to see rv64 being pushed and it was excactly the reason to get those boards to get more experience on that platform. However, just sharing some ideas - it does not mean that they will be available in the near future (but would be cool if so).

#amd64 offers the best support and is fast.
#arm64 is very efficient and also very fast.
#riscv is amazing & exciting (but slow with my current hw, but I can deal with it)

While amd64 & ARM64 work perfectly fine with #FreeBSD, the #RISCV hardware support (beside #qemu stuff) is still very limited. Currently, #Ubuntu and #OpenBSD work very well there.

Currently performing a huge update on my #VisionFive2 for good measure. Lets see if it boots up again once everything is done xD
#RISCV #riscv64 #riscvsbc #crux #irradium #linux #opensourcehardware

This should help all the people that are running on #RV64 hardware (like the #VisionFive2, #MilkV, #LicheePi4A, ...) and also want to run #snac2 as a #ActivityPub instance in the #Fediverse like me.

You can grab it here: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/files/riscv64/ubuntu/snac/snac_2.49_dev_ubuntu_23.10_riscv64_linux.tgz

CC: @ex3mpted@mastodon.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social

Happy serving on #OpenBSD & #Ubuntu. Hopefully soon again back on #FreeBSD. #rv64 #risc #risc64 #riscv64

So put my #VisionFive2 where it belongs xD
Now the actual work can start 🧐 😆
#RISCV #riscv64 #sbc #opensourcehardware #linux #StarFive #riscvsbc

So looks like this could be the final incarnation of my #VisionFive2
Put an active cooler on top using blu tack which also makes this really silent 😶🔕
Currently trying to update the system which failed the past two days simply because it took too long, but now since it doesn't thermal throttle anymore it should go through.
Stays nice and cool at 43°C under 100% load on all cores
#RISCV #riscv64 #riscvsbc #sbc #OpenSOC #OpenSourceHardware #makerdon

Since a friend of mine has access to a free of charge 3D printer, courtesy of the German tax payer (us), I got myself a nice case printed for the #VisionFive2 .
Have to add some active cooling on top which will make it look less cool, but otherwise it's running at around 58°C with just the passive cooler and over 65 when under load.
#RISCV #riscv64 #sbc #starfive #OpenSourceHardware

https://gyptazy.ch/misc/riscv-container-images-for-podman-docker/

#docker #podman #skopeo #risc #risc64 #riscv64

- Primary Auth NS & NTP
- Secondary NS & NTP
- Webserver (#manpageblog)
- #snac (#Fediverse server) & #synapse (#Matrix chat server)
- #Tor relay node

#risc #riscv64 #risc64

mmdebstrap --architectures=riscv64 --aptopt='Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false"' --include="debian-ports-archive-keyring" sid /srv/riscv64-chroot "deb [trusted=yes] https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-ports/20220616T194833Z unstable main"

cp /usr/bin/qemu-riscv64-static /srv/riscv64-chroot/usr/bin/

chroot /srv/riscv64-chroot/ qemu-riscv64-static /bin/bash

Tags:
#risc #riscv #risc64 #riscv64 #starfive #vision #packages #crosscompile #foss

I see #FreeBSD GENERICSD #RISCV64 images here: https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/

But I don't see a kernel config in the source tree named GENERICSD, only GENERIC:

https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/sys/riscv/conf

Am I missing something?

Two new additions to the #HardenedBSD family.

#RISCV64 #StarFive #VisionFive2

FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT-HBSD #0  hardened/current/master-n193382-7d849178809c: Mon Feb 12 19:03:14 UTC 2024                                                       
    shawn@hbsd-current-01:/usr/obj/usr/src/riscv.riscv64/sys/HARDENEDBSD riscv

#HardenedBSD #RISCV64 #VisionFive2

The Firmware update on my #VisionFive2 worked really well actually. I didn't adjust the version strings though so the openSBI now shows the board and build date instead of 1.4 or w/e the latest but it's fine.
Now let's hope Amazon delivers the new SD cards and if they work I can finally continue to dabble around with other systems but the standard #debian image 😅🙏🏻
#RISCV #riscv64 #sbc #OpenSourceHardware #starfive

@ludovic_dev been playing around with the #VisionFive2 #riscv64 #SBC for a bit now.
Still very excited to see how the architecture and the product offerings for it move forward ^^

@ludovic_dev been playing around with the #VisionFive2 #riscv64 #SBC for a bit now.
Still very excited to see how the architecture and the product offerings for it move forward ^^

In case anyone was wondering I'm still working on my #VisionFive2
Currently building a new firmware image and waiting for a new SD card since one of my issues apparently is that the second SD card I have here simply doesn't work with the device... or my laptop for that matter
#riscv #riscv64 #StarFive #opensourcehardware #opensource #debian #slackware #singleboardcomputer

I pretty much love the idea of using them for production usage, hope you find some time to proceed on your setup and to share your insights :) keep us updated! Btw, we have a chat in the #BSDCafe:
#riscv64:bsd.cafe
Feel free to join :)

I recompiled #Debian #Bookworm (non snapshot) packages for #RISCV. Currently, there're running 7 nodes with QEMU RISC-V images and one native board. Maybe I should simply switch to experimental but I guess in the current situation many new RISCV users will stay on the bookworm snapshot's which has been used as a default by #StarFive for the #VF2 board.

#risc #riscv #riscv64 #risc64 #risc-v #visionfive #visionfive2 #hardware

So, when it comes to the #StarFive VF2 board I tried to collect some information in general as well as VF2 specific ones. We also have a #RISCV (#risc #risc64 #riscv64) Matrix chat in the #BSDCafe which you can find here:
#RISCV64:bsd.cafe

You can find more to regarding my initial ideas, reasons and information here: https://gyptazy.ch/misc/switching-from-arm64-to-open-riscv-hardware-architecture/

Some #VisionFive (#VisionFive2) specific things like benchmarks, images (collection) or precompiled software like #snac2 (Fediverse instance server), matrix-synapse (Matrix server), #unixbench etc can be found here:
https://gyptazy.ch/misc/collection-of-images-and-information-for-risc64-board-visionfive2/

Keep in mind that not all OS images may work fully and may lack drivers. For my #FreeBSD one for example you can just boot into memory. Debian runs quite well but still needs a custom kernel (do not upgrade the kernel unless you know what you’re doing). Even RISCV is tier 2 level in FreeBSD many things are missing. Pkg completely, ports is a mess. However, you may find QEMU RISCV images to cross-build stuff from your amd64 or ARM64 machine right here: https://gyptazy.ch/misc/freebsd-14-riscv64-build-box-image-for-qemu/

Here you can find a real life test where the board served for a day my whole website (based on #manpageblog) and some other ones:
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706078460.746773

Btw, here’s a #neofetch output:
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1707391057.757603

Here's the #neofetch output on the #StarFive #VisionFive2 board based on #RISCV running #Debian #Linux. If you have any question, feel free to ask.

#risc #riscv64 #openhardware #opensource

Isn't that the prettiest thing you've ever seen? 😆
So the developer of the build released a new patch with a newer kernel version and from the sound of it that one should fix most of the issues I'm still facing so... lets see how that works out tomorrow.
#RISCV #riscv64 #VisionFive2 #StarVision #slackware #slarm64 #singleboardcomputer

So I've reimaged my SD card and... managed to brick it again with a custom kernel update. HOWEVER I managed to fix it again by pointing to the right image file for the board... this is quite a learning experience xD
#slackware #slarm64 #RISCV #riscv64 #StarFive #VisionFive2

Since the #VisionFive2 is currently located in my bedroom running updates (for 3 hours now and counting) I thought I could just connect to it from my Windows PC and see how things are going xD
#Slackware #RISCV #riscv64 #singleboardcomputer #linux #LinuxOnRISCV

So this went... Pretty smooth, thought the beginning would cause a heck of a lot more issues. Now onwards to the actual issues 😅🤣
(Please ignore the dirty USB-C cable 😵‍💫)
#RISCV #riscv64 #VisionFive2 #starfive #slackware #singleboardcomputer #OpenSource

So that worked... better than I expected. ^^'
WIFI still doesn't work though which might be a driver thing? This one came with an external wifi card ^^'
#riscv #riscv64 #visionfive2 #starfive #slackware

Let's get this party started 🥹🤞🏻
#RISCV #riscv64 #VisionFive2 #starfive #singleboardcomputer

Because I can! For real, it’s an awesome new platform, almost no one is using it for production (because of the limited support (especially currently from an OS perspective), knowledge and performance). However, I’m already running some boards in production, some tests I already shared with you (see also summary) and we saw that it’s easily running my workloads - so why not?

So when speaking about „why not“ my first issue is that it would force me to #Linux #Debian instead of #FreeBSD. It would be the first time since 2008 running personal Linux server instead of BSD based ones. It’s not a knowledge problem, I heavily even contribute to a Debian based distribution as a developer, it’s more an aspect of philosophy.

If you’re interested in #riscv (especially the #starfive #visionfive2 board), see also:

* Fediverse with snac: https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706017043.921341
* Weberserver (testrun for a day): https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706078460.746773
* More details: https://gyptazy.ch/misc/collection-of-images-and-information-for-risc64-board-visionfive2/
* Benchmarks: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4566123
* Docs: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:riscv64
* Chat: We also have a chat for RISC related topics in the BSD cafe. Feel free to join us at: #riscv64:bsd.cafe

#risc #risc64 #riscv #riscv64 #bsdcafe

Because I can! For real, it’s an awesome new platform, almost no one is using it for production (because of the limited support (especially currently from an OS perspective), knowledge and performance). However, I’m already running some boards in production, some tests I already shared with you (see also summary) and we saw that it’s easily running my workloads - so why not?

So when speaking about „why not“ my first issue is that it would force me to #Linux #Debian instead of #FreeBSD. It would be the first time since 2008 running personal Linux server instead of BSD based ones. It’s not a knowledge problem, I heavily even contribute to a Debian based distribution as a developer, it’s more an aspect of philosophy.

If you’re interested in #riscv (especially the #starfive #visionfive2 board), see also:

* Fediverse with snac: https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706017043.921341
* Weberserver (testrun for a day): https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706078460.746773
* More details: https://gyptazy.ch/misc/collection-of-images-and-information-for-risc64-board-visionfive2/
* Benchmarks: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4566123
* Docs: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:riscv64
* Chat: We also have a chat for RISC related topics in the BSD cafe. Feel free to join us at: #riscv64:bsd.cafe

#risc #risc64 #riscv #riscv64 #bsdcafe

Because I can! For real, it’s an awesome new platform, almost no one is using it for production (because of the limited support (especially currently from an OS perspective), knowledge and performance). However, I’m already running some boards in production, some tests I already shared with you (see also summary) and we saw that it’s easily running my workloads - so why not?

So when speaking about „why not“ my first issue is that it would force me to #Linux #Debian instead of #FreeBSD. It would be the first time since 2008 running personal Linux server instead of BSD based ones. It’s not a knowledge problem, I heavily even contribute to a Debian based distribution as a developer, it’s more an aspect of philosophy.

If you’re interested in #riscv (especially the #starfive #visionfive2 board), see also:

* Fediverse with snac: https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706017043.921341
* Weberserver (testrun for a day): https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/p/1706078460.746773
* More details: https://gyptazy.ch/misc/collection-of-images-and-information-for-risc64-board-visionfive2/
* Benchmarks: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4566123
* Docs: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:riscv64
* Chat: We also have a chat for RISC related topics in the BSD cafe. Feel free to join us at: #riscv64:bsd.cafe

#risc #risc64 #riscv #riscv64 #bsdcafe

Notes: Only ethernet and SD plugged in, Full test is running all cores on 100%. Running on latest #Linux #Debian image. Measured with Refoss Smart Plug (accuracy unknown) #risc #risc64 #riscv

@gyptazy What exactly is #RISCV64 ?

Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:riscv64/quarterly, please wait...

pkg: Error fetching http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:riscv64/quarterly/Latest/pkg.txz: Not Found

A pre-built version of pkg could not be found for your system.

#risc #riscv #risc64 #ports #pkg #nichearchitectures

With just a hand full of people no problem but keep in mind, that everything is unencrypted - maybe it’s better to use a self-signed cert with a long lifetime, better then unencrypted. Just as a note/hint.

https://gyptazy.ch/misc/collection-of-images-and-information-for-risc64-board-visionfive2/

#risc #riscv #risc64

#riscv64 #risc #riscv