hello,

maybe?

Running OpenBSD on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
https://www.tumfatig.net/2023/running-openbsd-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w/



Olaf Schreck <ch...@syscall.de> ezt írta (időpont: 2024. márc. 15., P,
23:43):

> > Could you point out a hardware for this kind of use-case? I would liek
> to have something smaller than a regular-Pi SBC.
>
> I'm still playing with this kind of stuff.  Good luck on your journey, but
> it will be a rough ride.  You already mentioned some issues.
>
> I have/had a pair of Raspberry 3B and also a pair of Pine64 SBCs, running
> OpenBSD 7.x and CARP failover for experimental things.  Working, but not as
> reliable as I would like.
>
> You seem to aim at even smaller boards like that, and newer ones should
> match
> the specs of Raspi3B or Pine64.  However:
>
> - there is no fine "sysupgrade" for these platforms, so you need to
> reinstall
>   every time
> - which means fiddling with non-OpenBSD "uboot" and EFI definition files
> - consider creating a network boot infrastructure
> - these devices are very sensitive to power voltage instabilities,
> triggering
>   spontaneous reboots.  You may want to run them from stable USB power
> source
> - I doubt this can be reasonably battery-powered, over longer time periods
> - storage like SD-card or eMMS draw extra power during operation, writes
> may
>   be unreliable during voltage drops
> - storage like SD-card or eMMS will wear out and die hard, sooner or later
> - Wifi hardware may not be supported
> - RS232 serial usually provided (and working) by bus pinout, but you need
> to
>   add a FTDI232 or CH340 adapter
>
> That said, I'd like to hear about it if you find interesting hardware :)
>
> Olaf
>
>

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