On 2026-10-04, hmjsp <[email protected]> wrote: > a. is there still a performance difference between uboot and pftf?
no idea, you can try yourself if you like > b. do the newer versions of pftf actually have problems? where are they > documented? we stopped recommending pftf in the current version of arm64 install notes, there are too many possible versions and interactions with different OpenBSD versions. > c. why does it mention installing the bootloader to SD, and running the > installer from USB? can I not have a pure USB install? it's convenient to be able to just swap SD to try different bootloader versions without messing with the main install, and also "rpi + sd card with suitable bootloader" can be treated as a unit similarly to "a system which comes with uefi anyway". however yes you can have a pure USB install. again the current install docs have changed in this area. https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/arm64/INSTALL.arm64 > d. lastly, and kind of off topic, but how can I check if overclocking in > config.txt has actually worked from within OpenBSD? compare 'md5 -ttt' times or something? ideally have a monitor connected at least while testing, then you can look for the thermometer icon on-screen (coming from the firmware) that indicates thermal throttle. -- Please keep replies on the mailing list.
