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    Working hardware in PC Engines's APU boards.

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    • nesenseN
      nesense
      last edited by

      My results so far using APU.1B (beta board), BIOS updated to apu_bios_20140329.rom & pfSense 2.1:

      miniPCI express cards:

      AzureWave AR5BXB63 (Atheros AR5007EG): works after updating BIOS.
      Broadcom BCM4311KFBG: not available for selection in console/(assign) in webui.
      Compex WLE200NX (Atheros AR9280): N mode causes kernel panic, with G mode no panics but interface stays inactive.

      I will expand this list whenever I get the chance to try something new.
      Please share your results.

      peace.

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      • nesenseN
        nesense
        last edited by

        Just tested the Intel 4965AGN on 2.1.1 with no luck  :-\

        I have added to /boot/loader.conf.local the line below but it didn't help:

        if_iwn_load="YES"
        

        BTW the 4g-i386-nanobsd image does not fit on a 4GB Sandisk SD Card, I had to use the 2g-i386-nanobsd image.

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        • P
          phil.davis
          last edited by

          Can you just confirm that you do have the (presumably early "beta" build) APU.1B board?
          The production board currently being sold is the APU.1C
          I have no idea what things are changed/fixed on APU.1C that might make some add-on cards work in APU.1C and not APU.1B, but it would be useful to also have APU.1C results.

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          • nesenseN
            nesense
            last edited by

            I have the APU.1B it is a beta board, PC Engines' support said it does not make a difference between 1B & 1C related to this.

            I have tested all of these under IPFire & I got the same results as on pfSense, even though people reported that the WLE200NX works with the APU.1C

            I will get the .1C revision soon then I can test again, but would be great to know results others get not just with Wireless ;D

            Peace.

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            • GruensFroeschliG
              GruensFroeschli
              last edited by

              dual Gbit card:
              https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=59555.msg405522#msg405522

              We do what we must, because we can.

              Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                I don't know the original make/model as it was a system pull from an Acer Aspire One, but this card works fine:

                ath0: <atheros 2424="" 5424=""> mem 0xfea00000-0xfea0ffff at device 0.0 on pci4
                ath0: [ITHREAD]
                ath0: AR2425 mac 14.2 RF5424 phy 7.0</atheros>
                

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