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      JasonAU @fireodo
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      @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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        fireodo @JasonAU
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        @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 2.8.0 CE
        Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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

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                            JasonAU @blinky
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                            @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_ @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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                                    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 2.8.0 CE
                                    Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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                                      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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