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    PC Engines APU2 - 23.01- Working fine

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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
        last edited by

        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 2.7.2 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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