Re: Need testers for ALPHA RPi-5 fan control, GE NIC, WiFi drivers for FreeBSD-CURRENT

void <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Jun 2026 13:51:54 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.arm
Message-ID <ah7R6ql7VWUiq3in@int21h>
On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 12:42:42AM +0000, Jeremy McMillan wrote:

>IDK if I should try to implement Bluetooth yet. I haven't tried using 
>FreeBSD bluetooth with working known-good drivers on supported hardware, 

If you have time/inclination, I can test bluetooth, have a pair of multi modal
(wired & bluetooth) hifi speakers right here.

>It seems like RPi-5 will be around for a while under the current market 
>conditions for the semiconductor business, and it is my hope that FreeBSD 
>can deserve and get more attention and support from Broadcom and 
>Raspberry Pi. Also, I have my own projects :)

There are projects targeting hardware aspects of rpi{3,4,5}
(see https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/projects/ ) but I can't see anything
specifically targeting rpi{3,4,5} ecosystem. That might just be an organisational
thing though.
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