Where to get ALIX boards?

gmckinney

hm… can i ask you guys where did you get these alix2c3 boadrs. i want one myself but pcengines site says out of stock?

These are very new boards just coming out in production - I placed an order for two of them directly from PC-Engines last Monday, even though the site said "out of stock" and they shipped out last Wednesday to me (now have to wait for snail mail and customs :( ).

Best bet is to go ahead and place the order - if Pascal has them he will ship it out to you - otherwise he will ship as soon as he has them.

gm…

luma

And important, Pascal won't ask you money if goods are really out of stock :)

You have to wait for the proforma invoice before proceeding payment.

Regards

covex

placed an order already with pcengines. no stock but according to Pascal will be available late november. anybody knows if there is any problems shipping these boards to canada?

gmckinney

@covex:

placed an order already with pcengines. no stock but according to Pascal will be available late november. anybody knows if there is any problems shipping these boards to canada?

There should be no problems shipping to Canada - I am in Florida, USA and have no issues getting the boards over.

gm…

cmb

I split this out as it's not related to the boot failure thread. Please don't hijack threads.

I got my ALIX from a "special" non-public ordering page a couple months ago. They're more widely available now, but I'm not really sure how people are getting them. Further input from those of you who have gotten them more recently would be appreciated!

vangual

I've placed a small order on the main pcengines store some weeks ago, and last week they've been shipped. Tho someone I know placed an order long before me and got his shipment some days later than me. The demand is probably pretty high.

GruensFroeschli

http://pcengines.ch/order.php

nickshore

We have stock of ALIX boards now:

http://linitx.com/viewcategory.php?catid=176&pp=176

Hope that helps

Nick.

covex

i'm getting my tomorrow from netgate.com (usa) :)

cmb

Oh cool, yeah Netgate has them now. They're my preferred source for PC Engines and wireless hardware.

Board - http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=450
Silver case - http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=67&products_id=268
Red case - http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=67&products_id=292
Black case - http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=67&products_id=211
CF card - http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=272
Power supply - http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=357

$185 for the complete setup, that's about $40 cheaper than a complete WRAP setup!

covex

i also ordered wifi card, antena and pigtail… $230

Issacsim

@covex:

i also ordered wifi card, antena and pigtail… $230

Can you provide link to wifi card, antena and pigtail. Also can you confirm your setup is working correctly with pfsense.

covex

will get my order on monday :( it didn't clear customs on time for fridat delivery.

i got cm9 wifi card
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_34&products_id=126

antena
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=473

pigtail
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=345

i'm using cm9 wifi card with pfsense at my office with the different hardware if this is what you asking…

cmb

I'd also recommend what covex linked.

see http://blog.pfsense.org/?p=155

Issacsim

@covex:

will get my order on monday :( it didn't clear customs on time for fridat delivery.

i got cm9 wifi card
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_34&products_id=126

antena
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=473

pigtail
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=345

i'm using cm9 wifi card with pfsense at my office with the different hardware if this is what you asking…

The link on the wifi card says "Compatible with pfsense versions 1.01 only". Will it work with the latest release of pfsense?

covex

i have 1.2rc3 installed in my office now. everything works ok.

cmb

Everything that works on 1.0x will work on 1.2x.

Issacsim

Thanks, I placed an order with Netgate.

I have some CF cards laying around, what is the minimum size recommended size?

bbzidane

@covex:

i have 1.2rc3 installed in my office now. everything works ok.

Hi covex, are you using the 0.92 bios or the newer 0.98 bios.

I'm wondering as there are people in another post that reports dhcp problems with the newer bios and I would like to know if that continues to be the case.

thanks

covex

just got mine… i don't know what version of bios it is running on but it booted up right out of the box with 1.2rc3
in putty i can't see the begining of the boot as it is all jebberish and clears out only when kernel starts.