On Thu, Feb 11, 2021, at 15:21, Leo Famulari wrote: > On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 10:34:17PM -0600, Jonathan Marsden wrote: >> Just knowing that is useful info! I wasn't sure if it was "supposed" to >> work. >> I have not found a list of which aarch64 SBC boards Guix System is supposed >> to work on. I'd love to see such a list, if one exists. Even better If it >> includes >> links to a sample working operating system definition file for each board!
> Well, it's supposed to work in the sense that we build kernels and > bootloaders for aarch64, so Guix should be able to created images for > that platform too. I'm not sure if the code is supposed to create images > that match the host architecture, though, or for non-x86_64 at all. We > may need to do a little more work in this area. As I understand it, aarch64 SBCs each have their own different, not yet standardized, boot processes, so unlike common x86-64 "PC" machines, there is a need for boot definition work that is board-specific. Knowing which SBCs have been tested and are known to boot Guix System, preferably with a sample OS definition file, would be valuable. There is a recent list of 150 Linux-oriented SBCs at http://linuxgizmos.com/files/Jan-2021-LG-SBC-Catalog-Rev-A.xls However it doesn't indicate how well or badly these boards "respect your freedom", nor whether they can boot Guix System. At the FSF end of things, the RYF product list doesn't seem to include *any* SBCs at all, from what I can see at https://ryf.fsf.org/products . Maybe no SBCs are sufficiently free to qualify? It looks like the EOMA68 Libre Taa Computer Card might qualify. https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop Is anyone currently booting Guix System on a small single board computer that they can share info about, and ideally share a sample Guix system OS .scm file definition for? Regarding the Raspberry Pi specifically, how can we help with the work being done at https://issues.guix.gnu.org/44543 ? Do the folks working on that already have Guix System booting on a Raspberry Pi ? Jonathan
