Re: Firefox crashes all the time on the RaspBerry Pi Zero 2W

In addition,I will try to cross compile Firefox for 32 and 64 bit on my PC
where I have installed FreeBSD for x86-64 following this fresh tutorial :

https://www.siberoloji.com/how-to-cross-compile-software-for-arm-architecture-on-freebsd-operating-system/

because doing it directly on the raspberry pi zero is impossible...

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM Mario Marietto <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I made a mistake before. The image that's seems to be more appropriate for
> the raspberry pi at 32 bit does not seems to be this one :
>
> FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz
> <https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz>
>
> but this one :
>
> FreeBSD-13.5-STABLE-arm-armv6-RPI-B-20250403-f8cd0c8e20b0-259236.img.xz
>
> Don't know what differences there are between these versions.
>
> With that said,the Superuser.com post says :
>
> *Install the 32 bit version of Firefox*
>
> By installing the 32 bit version of firefox (apt-get install firefox:i386)
> the base memory usage is only about 50% of what it is with the 64 bit.
>
>
> To be able to cut 50% of the memory usage in one only shot is very
> appealing. It's hard to refuse this benefit....
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM Clinton Bessesen <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Be careful when suggesting 32bit application on a 64bit RISC
>> architecture. The 32bit instruction set is a separate license and not every
>> silicon manufacturer is still going to be implementing the ARMv7
>> instruction set on ARMv8 or ARMv9 architecture.
>>
>> I would rather go down the path of optimising firefox memory management
>> (remove some of the legacy code).
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Clinton
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On
>> Behalf Of *Mario Marietto
>> *Sent:* 15 April 2025 11:10
>> *To:* Mark Millard <[email protected]>
>> *Cc:* Zach Metzinger <[email protected]>; [email protected]
>> *Subject:* Re: Firefox crashes all the time on the RaspBerry Pi Zero 2W
>>
>>
>>
>> I think,this version :
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz
>>
>>
>>
>> or, maybe, Firefox can be optimized to run with 512 MB. For
>> example,installing the 32 bit version of Firefox on the Raspberry Pi zero
>> (if it exists),according with this post :
>>
>> [image: superuser.com]
>> How can I configure Firefox to assume I have less memory?
>> <https://superuser.com/questions/459448/how-can-i-configure-firefox-to-assume-i-have-less-memory>
>>
>>
>>
>> just because on a 64 bit OS we can run 32 bit applications....at least in
>> Linux...
>>
>>
>>
>> Mario.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM Mario Marietto <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Can I install FreeBSD at 32 bit (if it exists) on the Raspberry Pi Zero
>> 2W ?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM Mario Marietto <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I will try all your suggestions one by one. Regarding the wi-fi on the
>> raspberry pi,I want to open a parentheses...  (
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm looking for a way to transform a BT keyboard like that I've bought
>> (LILYGO t-keyboard) into a wired / USB keyboard.
>>
>> I need this conversion because FreeBSD on the Raspy (and not only here)
>> does not recognize almost all the BT/Wi-fi devices or if it does,they will
>> not work.  I found this adapter :
>>
>> https://www.intelletto.com/products?id=3004
>>
>> I would like to understand if it works like I imagine. Basically what I
>> want to do to reach the final goal are the following tasks :
>>
>>
>>
>> 1) I attach the BT dongle
>>
>> 2) I turn on my LILYGO bt and it starts waiting for the signal
>>
>> 3) I attach your adapter
>>
>> 4) I do the pairing
>>
>> 5) FreeBSD recognizes the Keyboard as a USB device and it starts working.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would like to know if,using that adapter, I can exonerate FreeBSD from
>> recognition or maybe it's better to say make it work,the BT dongle that
>> I use to do the pairing with my LILYGO keyboard....if the keyboard will be
>> recognized as one USB keyboard I can use use it on FreeBSD installed on the
>> Raspy.
>>
>>
>>
>> closed parentheses )
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM Mark Millard <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On Apr 13, 2025, at 15:41, Zach Metzinger <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > On 4/13/25 16:47, Mario Marietto wrote:
>> >> Why isn't there a specific version of FreeBSD for the raspberry pi
>> zero 2W ?
>> >
>> > Hello Mario,
>> >
>> > You might think about re-wording that question. It sounds like that
>> you're demanding that others do work, gratis, for you.
>> >
>> > Perhaps a softer way to ask this question is:
>> >
>> > "Is there a specific version for each of the RPi platforms,
>> specifically the Zero 2 W?"
>> >
>> > I haven't checked recently, but one of the issues I've seen preventing
>> a fully-functioning Zero 2 W on FreeBSD is the lack of the wireless driver
>> (closed source). You might do some research into that and see if the
>> situation has changed and, if possible, contribute to such work.
>> >
>>
>> https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm/Raspberry%20Pi does not list
>> any RPi* has having "WiFi" OK. It explicitly lists
>> "Unsupported" for each of: RPI 3 / RPi3B+ / RPI 2 1.2 / RPi4 .
>> As far as I know, no RPi* has ever had support for any
>> built-in WiFi or the like.
>>
>> In other words: the normal FreeBSD RPi* type of context.
>>
>> ===
>> Mark Millard
>> marklmi at yahoo.com
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mario.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mario.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mario.
>>
>
>
> --
> Mario.
>


-- 
Mario.