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    PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine

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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 2.8.0 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_D
                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_D
                              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 2.8.0 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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