APU2 Crashing
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@rustydusty1717 said in APU2 Crashing:
I noticed the crashing I figured it was the newer versions of Pfsense so started trying older versions.
Strange.
Last version - 2.4.4p2 is never crashed on me.
2.3.5 is pretty close to 2.4.x, but 16 bits only and end of line, where is 24.4p2 is 64 bits. -
I think you'll find 64 bit to be reliable with the right bios.
2.3.5 will have no future patches, nor updates. -
Will gladly update pfsense once I can get this unit to run stable.
Anyone able to determine if the firmware is the latest now?
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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.
That's about as much as I can tell you
