LEDs & Thermal Sensors for APU1C support

[nscheffer]

I got the answer for the thermal sensor : use pfSense > 2.2


[nscheffer]

Christian at the PC Engines forum suggest an URL about someone who writer ALix and APU1C LEDs driver for Linux :
http://daduke.org/linux/apu/

Could we have this integrate in pfSense or the 2 existing packages must be upgraded to support the APU1C ?

[Guest]

The LED work is already done, and this is what you get when you buy an APU system from the pfSense store (or Netgate).

[Blooregard]

Nope…

I'm using a APU from netgate with preloaded pfsense (netgate firmware) and LEDs aren't working... Which /dev/file* may I look for?

APU 2GB RAM - 2.1.3-RELEASE (amd64)
built on Thu May 01 15:47:17 EDT 2014
FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p16

[stephenw10]

What is your firmware update URL set to?

Steve

[Blooregard]

https://firmware.netgate.com/auto-update/APU/amd64

[Blooregard]

The /dev/led should not be there?

[stephenw10]

I don't know, I don't have an APU. That looks like the correct firmware URL though.  :-\

Steve

[Blooregard]

Somebody with an APU bought from netgate and frontal LEDs working?

[Guest]

@Blooregard:

Somebody with an APU bought from netgate and frontal LEDs working?

I just went back and built an APU (my first 4GB unit, heh), booted, logged into the shell (8 on the console), and

[2.1.3-RELEASE][root@pfSense.localdomain]/root(1): echo 101 > /dev/gpioapu

as expected, the two outside LEDs light up.

[forbiddenlake]

I have an APU1C (not via netgate) and am running pfsense 2.1.3 (full install), and I do not have a /dev/gpioapu.  What are my options for LEDing?

[Guest]

We'll be releasing a Platform Specific Release for the APU, though not for "full install".

[Blooregard]

Thanks Gonzopancho!!

I've found another implementation for FreeBSD that uses /dev/led. This implementation for APU/Pfsense have some limitations comparing with "/dev/led" one.

Did you know if is possible to use Larry's implementation in PfSense?

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugs/2014-May/056217.html

Cheers!

[xak]

Anybody have any luck getting blinkled to work on a non-Netgate APU? I have an APU1D running 2.1.5 and have no /dev/led* or /dev/gpioapu. Am I correct in assuming that a proprietary Netgate-specific distribution of pfSense must be used to achieve this functionality?

Thanks.

[stephenw10]

Did you try using Larry Baird's driver linked to above? I just downloaded it and it builds into a loadable kernel module OK. I don't have an APU to test it with though.

Steve

[Guest]

Larry's driver is ours.  He seems to have decided to remove Ermal's name.

Fun times

[stephenw10]

Ouch.  :-\

[xak]

@stephenw10:

Did you try using Larry Baird's driver linked to above? I just downloaded it and it builds into a loadable kernel module OK. I don't have an APU to test it with though.

Forgive me for going slightly off topic, but I can't seem to find an image for FREEBSD-8.3 anywhere, has it been EOL'd? What is the best way to get a VM going to build stuff like this for pfSense 2.1.x? Thanks!

[stephenw10]

From FreeBSD directly:
http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.3/

If you're running VMware then I have used these:
http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/#freebsd8.3

Steve

[xak]

@stephenw10:

From FreeBSD directly:
http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.3/

Ah-hah! I was missing the "-Archive/old-releases" section of the directory tree.

Thanks very much for all your help.