FreeBSD runs better than Linux on the Raspberry Pi

[drhowarddrfine]

Well this is fun. From a link I found on vermaden's site.

Whoa - a BSD in this Linux fest? Oh yeah. Believe me, when it comes to the Pi (at least until the 4), FreeBSD is better than Linux.

 

[Cath O'Deray]

Thanks. From the author:

Klaus Zimmermann :unverified: (@kzimmermann@fosstodon.org)

To finish off the year in great style: kzimmermann's State of the Distro 2023 https://kzimmermann.0x.no/articles/state_of_the_distro_2023.html I've decided to list my favorite #distro s for my use cases every now and then. What would you add? number 49 in #100DaysToOffload, almost at the...

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One of the respondents – Jesús Ballesteros – tried FreeBSD-STABLE on a Raspberry Pi 4. Reverted to Alpine Linux after FreeBSD failed to boot. Misunderstanding of the word "STABLE", it seems. Intead, he'll try FreeBSD-RELEASE …

 

[wb7odyfred]

I could use some help on the Raspi4B HDMI Audio sound support. Revision D37878 has the https://reviews.freebsd.org/D37878 https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm/2022-May/001342.html
Marcos code worked very well. https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36431 <https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36431>
I used and tested this code many times playing Youtube videos on FireFox Browser. September 7 2022 https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2022/09/freebsd-140-compiling-kernel-for.html
Here was where I worked through the compile time errors. https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2023/08/vchiqcorec-freebsd-140-current-has.html August 2023

Has anybody tested this HDMI VCHIQ Audio code in the main FreeBSD kernel?
make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC-VCHIQ

For the fun part. testing running GhostBSD-Arm64 on your Raspberry Pi 4B,3B,400 hardware.
From your FreeBSD machine Download the write_arm64_image_file*.sh script file
https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com/2023/12/how-to-install-ghostbsd-arm64-into-usb.html


1.) write_arm64_image_file_dd_to_da1.sh Start with this script to write an image into a USB flash disk drive stick http://ghostbsdarm64.hopto.org/packages/write_arm64_image_file_dd_to_da1.sh
scipt will Resize the 10G UFS parition image to a better larger size to fit in your USB flash drive stick.
next boot your Raspberry Pi 4B,3B,400 with this USB flash drive stick. You can edit -s80G to your preferred size for your USB Flash Drive.

Now to complete the other 4 steps. I am typing this on a Raspberry Pi 4B, XFCE 4.18 running GhostBSD-Arm64. You can have the same as me. I installed Telegram-Desktop-QT6 that is running solid

 

[blackhole]

I would say it's "horses for courses". If you a) have to use the Pi and b) want to use the integrated devices (especially the wifi), you're stuck with Linux. If you don't need the wifi, then FreeBSD is another option.

arm/Raspberry Pi - FreeBSD Wiki

wb7odyfred, you should probably start a new thread in the relevant section.

 

[Professor_Fate]

I can't comment about graphics, sound, or wireless on FreeBSD, but as a server it manhandles everything thrown at it (even on Raspberry Pi). We have Raspberry Pi 3B+ running as a multi VLAN router using just PF, ISC DHCP server, and Unbound. It's using a USB <--> Ethernet adapter rather than router on stick configuration. In the years we've been using it though I have yet to see a hiccup.