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Re: armv5tel support



On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:38:51 +0100 tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost wrote:
> I'm new to ARM based machines and I have an already old Iomega NAS
> that I would like to convert to a NetBSD based file and http server
> (it's an experiment for now, not something I plan to put into
> production).
> 
> For now, the NAS has its original installation, that is Linux and here
> is the dmesg (so that knowledgeable persons can hopefully tell me if
> it can, in theory, be partially or totally supported by NetBSD):

(snip)
> CPU: Feroceon 88FR131 [56251311] revision 1 (ARMv5TE)

It might work with a tweaked MARVELL_NAS config? NetBSD runs on other
Feroceon 88* cpus common in NAS appliances, and it runs on other ARMv5t
cpus, and although a few minutes' looking didn't turn up any existing
ports to ARMv5t Feroceons, there could be one there.



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