APU2 Crashing
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What firmware ?
How can we tell ? You have the board in front of you .... -
I posted the boot up via putty and serial cable.
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Ah, Ok.
@Gil posted a link for the APU2 firmware (what ever that is - I don't have one, I'm using a retired Dell PC so I get my BIOS updates from Dell) -
Correct, just wanting someone more familiar with these APU2 to confirm it is updated to the latest version (which I downloaded and ran using TinyCore) by looking at the start up that I posted after the upgrade said complete.
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Your web status page will tell you your versions
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Vendor: coreboot
Version: 4.0.7
Release Date: 02/28/2017 -
Also, already had a crash again. Next time it crashes I will retrieve the log. Hesitant to upgrade Pfsense as it was crashing even more often on the latest version
Update crash log is attached.
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I have about 10 x APU2D4 units that don't crash.
Perhaps you have a hardware issue with your unit? -
FYI, I upgraded coreboot to v4.0.25 which is the latest legacy version.
(PC ENGINES recommend legacy versions for FreeBSD based systems)
No problems to date. What is you exact hardware? -
@Gil said in APU2 Crashing:
FYI, I upgraded coreboot to v4.0.25 which is the latest legacy version.
(PC ENGINES recommend legacy versions for FreeBSD based systems)
No problems to date. What is you exact hardware?Got a link for download? I only seen 4.0.7 available.
It's the APU2C0 with a 60GB mSATA drive. I'm also going to try another mSATA drive I have. Starting to run out of options.
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What a POS this APU2 board is. Updated BIOS now to 4.0.25 and PFSense to 2.4.4p1 (see attached) and now the board won't even run 5 minutes without crashing.
Also now when it does crash it beeps extremely loud for 10 seconds, then briefly comes back up.
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Clearly you have a hardware issue.
Check your power supply also. -
@Gil Yup, already started a support case to have it replaced.
Once I get the replacement board, is bios still required to run pfsense 2.4.4?
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I'd suggest that would be best practice
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@Gil Is 4.0.25 the recommended version?
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According to PC Engines, the legacy releases are best for FreeBSD & v4.0.25 is the latest.
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@rustydusty1717 said in APU2 Crashing:
@Gil Is 4.0.25 the recommended version?
Hi, I have the 4.0.25 Bios-Version on my APU2C0 since (now) 20 days uptime without any issue.
Regards
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Just an update:
Got a replacement board sent, put in another new mSATA drive, updated firmware to 4.0.25 and install pfsense 2.4.4p1 and so far knock on wood I have 10 hours of up-time.
Is it normal for the board itself to beep every time I log into the webGUI?
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@rustydusty1717 said in APU2 Crashing:
Just an update:
Got a replacement board sent, put in another new mSATA drive, updated firmware to 4.0.25 and install pfsense 2.4.4p1 and so far knock on wood I have 10 hours of up-time.
Is it normal for the board itself to beep every time I log into the webGUI?
According to the doc Docs » pfSense » Hardware » Disabling Sounds/Beeps , yes ... ;)
It's actually a user setting, enabled by default.But the beep is fine, it confirms you login was successfully.
When it starts to beep with you doing something else, well .... that's when things become interesting.
