Post AxieZhLMKDgKF563e4 by matt@toot.cafe
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 (DIR) Post #AxieZhLMKDgKF563e4 by matt@toot.cafe
       2025-08-31T05:26:36Z
       
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       Is there any ARM64 SoC that can boot to Linux without either requiring a DRAM controller initialization/training blob or punting the whole boot process to a second processor running wholly closed firmware? That second one rules out Raspberry Pi (for personal projects). I'd grudgingly accept ARM Trusted Firmware persistently running in the background if the SoC's branch/fork of that is fully open-source. But I still don't like how much code has to run before you get to the OS kernel.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxieZiu8WP5v5ENLUW by brettm@swarm.coiloptic.org
       2025-08-31T05:38:14Z
       
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       @matt@toot.cafe you could try email Radxa and asking them. Normally when you ask companies you get some marketing person who knows nothing but one time I emailed Radxa and the guy who designs their boards was who replied.