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    • fireodoF
      fireodo @JasonAU
      last edited by

      @jasonau said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

      PC Engines APU2

      Do you use apuled?

      Thanks,
      fireodo

      Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
      SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
      pfsense 2.7.2 CE
      Packages: Apcupsd Cron Iftop Iperf LCDproc Nmap pfBlockerNG RRD_Summary Shellcmd Snort Speedtest System_Patches.

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        JasonAU @fireodo
        last edited by

        @fireodo said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

        apuled

        No I'm not using that one, is that the LED controlling thing?

        Brisbane Queensland Australia

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        • fireodoF
          fireodo @JasonAU
          last edited by

          @jasonau said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

          is that the LED controlling thing?

          Yes

          Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
          SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
          pfsense 2.7.2 CE
          Packages: Apcupsd Cron Iftop Iperf LCDproc Nmap pfBlockerNG RRD_Summary Shellcmd Snort Speedtest System_Patches.

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          • Dobby_D
            Dobby_
            last edited by

            Me too!

            APU4D4 here, with modem, WLAN and GPS card.
            All is running fine after one extra upgrade (console)
            and a second reboot. Now all is fine running and
            also the packets are up to date.

            PC engines APU4 - 23.01 RC

            pfSense2.jpg pfSense1.jpg

            #~. @Dobby

            Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
            PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
            PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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              renegade
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              What lte and gps card are you using?

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              • Dobby_D
                Dobby_ @renegade
                last edited by Dobby_

                GPS:
                u-Blox VGB-800 (used, 2nd hand)
                U-blox chipset sorted miniPCIe card with ublox LEAS-6S
                For around ~12 € at eBay.de

                LTE 4G Modem:
                Sierra Wireless MC7710 (used, 2nd hand)
                For around ~35 € from eBay.de with an external case over USB connection and antennas included.

                A picture can be seen here in that post.
                GPS miniPCIe card support

                #~. @Dobby

                Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                  blinky @JasonAU
                  last edited by

                  @jasonau Could I ask what site you downloaded the Coreboot firmware from?

                  I tried https://pcengines.github.io/ but all the links are no longer working.

                  Thanks.

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                    Dobby_ @blinky
                    last edited by

                    @blinky

                    I am sorry I don´t know, because the links are not
                    working, and I don´t know if this will be for a while
                    or forever. I only own the "apu4_v4.19.0.1.zip" with
                    ROM file, Signature and Hash inside, I was loading
                    it up here, so if you are using APU4 (only) you may
                    take it. If you use it, please don`t forget to do a cold
                    boot with un powering the APU after the upgrade
                    that not the old one (BIOS) will be in usage again.

                    apu4_v4.19.0.1.zip

                    You may use it on your own risk, I am using it since
                    the release day, without any issues, because I want to
                    install next month the TPM 2.0 module too, in my APU4.

                    #~. @Dobby

                    Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                    PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                    PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                      JasonAU @blinky
                      last edited by

                      @blinky said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                      @jasonau Could I ask what site you downloaded the Coreboot firmware from?

                      I signed up for the e-mails, I got the last one

                      PC Engines apu coreboot Open Source Firmware v4.17.0.3

                      https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/apu1/apu1_v4.17.0.3.zip
                      https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/apu2/apu2_v4.17.0.3.zip
                      https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/apu3/apu3_v4.17.0.3.zip
                      https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/apu5/apu5_v4.17.0.3.zip

                      The links do appear a bit broken ATM,

                      Brisbane Queensland Australia

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                        JasonAU @JasonAU
                        last edited by

                        @jasonau
                        Also try this page https://pcengines.github.io/

                        Note they have the update
                        Dear PC Engines hardware owners,

                        Brisbane Queensland Australia

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                          blinky @Dobby_
                          last edited by

                          @dobby_ Thanks, that's nice of you to upload it. Unfortunately I use an apu2e4. I was planning on installing version apu2_4.16.04, or possibly newer.

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                            blinky @JasonAU
                            last edited by

                            @jasonau Yes, all those links are dead. It sounds like they want to start charging for it.

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                              JasonAU @blinky
                              last edited by

                              @blinky said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                              @dobby_ Thanks, that's nice of you to upload it. Unfortunately I use an apu2e4. I was planning on installing version apu2_4.16.04, or possibly newer.

                              This list is loading for me

                              https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/apu2/

                              Brisbane Queensland Australia

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                                blinky @JasonAU
                                last edited by blinky

                                @jasonau Thanks, that did the trick. 👍
                                Or maybe they fixed those dead links. Anyway, cheers!

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                                  Dobby_ @JasonAU
                                  last edited by

                                  @jasonau said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                  @blinky said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                  @dobby_ Thanks, that's nice of you to upload it. Unfortunately I use an apu2e4. I was planning on installing version apu2_4.16.04, or possibly newer.

                                  This list is loading for me

                                  https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/apu2/

                                  Me too! Thanks for the link

                                  #~. @Dobby

                                  Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                                  PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                                  PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                                  • Dobby_D
                                    Dobby_ @fireodo
                                    last edited by

                                    @fireodo said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                    @jasonau said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                    PC Engines APU2

                                    Do you use apuled?

                                    Thanks,
                                    fireodo

                                    @fireodo

                                    Did you get it working? Iam using 23.05 RC and 2.7 now
                                    and I only got informations that this will not working anymore and three "lines" for the /boot.loader.conf(.local).
                                    But I also were never finding the led or blinkled pkg anymore in the repos too!

                                    #~. @Dobby

                                    Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                                    PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                                    PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                                    • fireodoF
                                      fireodo @Dobby_
                                      last edited by

                                      @dobby_ said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                      Did you get it working? Iam using 23.05 RC and 2.7 now

                                      No. There is no kernel module for freeBSD 14 :-(

                                      Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
                                      SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
                                      pfsense 2.7.2 CE
                                      Packages: Apcupsd Cron Iftop Iperf LCDproc Nmap pfBlockerNG RRD_Summary Shellcmd Snort Speedtest System_Patches.

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                                      • Dobby_D
                                        Dobby_ @fireodo
                                        last edited by

                                        @fireodo said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                        @dobby_ said in PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine:

                                        Did you get it working? Iam using 23.05 RC and 2.7 now

                                        No. There is no kernel module for freeBSD 14 :-(

                                        Thanks for that information then I could save the time for searching for an workaround, I was thinking perhaps I have overlooked something or was not able to find it right.

                                        #~. @Dobby

                                        Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                                        PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                                        PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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