Re: D0 RPi5 EDK2 rpi5-uefi update effort is in progress and is looking for ipxe and/or httpboot testing

On 6/18/26 09:19, Mark Millard wrote:
> 
> MattP "NumberOneGit" of rpi5-uefi fame has been in contact about his
> in-progress work on a sizable update to the D0 RPi5 rpi5-uefi and its ACPI.
> 
> As stands for that work so far, "MIP0 rp1" interrupt controller is in
> use for things connected to the RP1 itself, Ethernet use by EDK2 itself
> is in development and, while it has a preliminary fan support, the fan
> support is intended to be replaced before any general release. The
> intent for the fan is to be set up to involve an OS ACPI driver rather
> than just be internal to ACPI. (So the fan might end up being
> ineffective for the FreeBSD OS unless the FreeBSD kernel has or ends up
> with such an ACPI driver.)
> 
> The ipxe and/or httpboot testing would be for Ethernet use inside EDK2
> itself.
> 
> None of this work has been pushed to github yet.
> 
> Later releases may also cover some of: bluetooth, bluetooth UART,
> thermal sensor.
> 
> As stands, the C1 and D0 stepping support are on separate branches in
> his environment but it appears there is an intent to eventually support
> both one way or the other.
> 
> 
> A possible implication for the "Need testers for ALPHA RPi-5 fan
> control, GE NIC, WiFi drivers for FreeBSD-CURRENT" effort is that an
> updated EDK2 and this work might start to conflict at some point.
> 
> 

NumberOneGit has created:

https://github.com/NumberOneGit/rpi5-uefi/issues/34

titled: "iPXE/httpboot testers needed"

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I built an ethernet driver for edk2 and would like to know if it has
connection/throughput issues. I don't have an iPXE setup and don't want
to take a break from driver development to figure it out at the moment,
so any help would be appreciated. I've only tested it on a PiOS to edk2
Pi 5 cable to cable connection.

I can put a release up for testing if testers are available. C1/D0 tests
are available.
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