GhostBSD ARM64 porting from x86 code base (RISC-V in the future??)

 How to install GhostBSD-Arm64 into a USB Flash Drive stick January 5, 2024 edition, update April 24 2024 The steps below are based on using a Raspberry Pi 4B,3B,400 computer, running sh shell scripts using FreeBSD or GhostBSD-ARM64.    1.)  You can  may run these scripts on a standard X86_64 PC booting a live image of https://GhostBSD.org/download    " latest build " or the regular released version, then written to a USB flash Drive for booting up a live media version of GhostBSD or    booting a snapshot .ISO image of FreeBSD.  updated March 2, 2025 https://freebsd.org/where    FreeBSD.org/where   13.2-RELEASE or 14.2-RELEASE https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/   https://ghostbsd.org/download   Direct download from Canada, France, South Africa or a Torrent download  for x86_64  GhostBSD image   Brian Hughes, creates a GhostBSD 25.01R14.2p1 release video https:/...

Adding Multiple Repositories to GhostBSD-Arm64 install to Raspberry Pi 4 For Raspberry Pi 4B, 3B, 400 I have GhostBSD-Arm64 running from this image in this directory http://76.14.239.229/packages/   http://ghostbsdarm64.hopto.org/packages/Ghost14_selfbuilt_raspi4b_Dec12_3.img.xz December 12, 2023  image to 'dd' write into a USB flash drive and insert into a blue USB 3.0 connector on the Raspberry Pi 4B, 3B, 400 I installed multiple repositories, so I did NOT have to Poudriere Build 30,000 pkgs.  Just build the pkgs for installing XFCE Desktop Environment.  I want pkgs Abiword, Dia, xfce-screenshooter also to use for my minimal desktop.  I had issues with compiling Firefox browser, So I thought I might use the Firefox-ESR that FreeBSD built.  PersonalBSD  has several packages built in the last few days of November, December 2023.  Ok, Yes, multiple repositories might create some problems.  We can deal with that issue when it arises.  I ...

 FireFox Aarch64 ARM64 FreeBSD Raspberry Pi 4B,  Getting Firefox version 1.20.0_2,2 November 20, 2023   Last Update: 2023-11-20 21:32:36 https://www.freshports.org/www/firefox/#history     Documenting what I do NOT KNOW how to do very well.       Getting the latest version of FireFox running on FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT install to my development system.  Turning off WebGL  with the 'about:config' entry to the search URLs field.   Robonuggie, mentioned this trick to get FireFox not to crash when operating. Fred Finster November 25, 2023  https://ghostbsd-arm64.blogspot.com I opened a URVXT Terminal window under XFCE on the FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT O/S running my development workstation on a Raspberry Pi 4B with 8 GB dram, HDMI interface to a TV Monitor, and 1 TerraByte SSD connected to the USB 3.0 host port. logged in as user 'fred'.  switch to 'root' user with 'su -' .  cd /root

XFCE, Mouse, Slim  problems I have solved, somewhat Here are some random URLs and things I did to  file /boot/loader.conf and /etc/rc.conf and /etc/sysctl.conf pkg install  xfce4-goodies   xorg x11-wm/xfce4    xorg           See Robonuggies FreeBSD 14.0 for Aarch64 Video    for details and information /boot/loader.conf   file contents: boot_multicons="YES" boot_serial="YES" # console="comconsole" console="comconsole,efi" snd_uaudio_load="YES" kern.vty=vt hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1 usbhid_load="YES" To enable a standard USB Mouse on the Raspberry Pi 4B, add these 2 lines to file /boot/loader.conf hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1 usbhid_load="YES" File contents for   /etc/rc.conf   on Raspberry Pi 4B fred@rpi-fred4B:~ $ cat /etc/rc.conf # https://gist.github.com/yarwelp/3cae5db566f643437fa2  setup Raspiberry Pi B hostname="rpi-fred4B" # ifconfig_DEFAULT="DHCP" # set a static address ifconfig_genet0=...