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#1
So, I am not sure if it's a mistake or not. For the AMD ucode pkg the MANIFEST files say this, note what I bolded.
So the package was compiled down in May 2026, but it's version is 2025 ?? I assume you would simply see a newer rev of "20251202" pkg in repo ?

{"name":"cpu-microcode-amd","origin":"sysutils/cpu-microcode-amd","version":"20251202","comment":"AMD CPU microcode updates","maintainer":"jrm@FreeBSD.org","www":"UNKNOWN","abi":"FreeBSD:14:*","arch":"freebsd:14:*","prefix":"/usr/local","flatsize":614136,"licenselogic":"single","licenses":["EULA"],"desc":"Processor microcode updates provide bug fixes, which can be critical to\nthe security and stability of your system.  This port uses the cpuctl(4)\nmicrocode update facility to keep your AMD processor's firmware\nup-to-date.","deps":{"cpu-microcode-rc":{"origin":"sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc","version":"1.0_2"}},"categories":["sysutils"],"annotations":{"build_timestamp":"2026-05-02T02:00:01+0000","built_by":"poudriere-git-3.4.8","port_checkout_unclean":"no","port_git_hash":"ffb64ba4a0596d34072290d9ffe016f317664a1c","ports_top_checkout_unclean":"no","ports_top_git_hash":"4731beeec6f8dad167fa3b3ff8d4848aea26c2fc"},"messages":[{"message":"Refer to the cpu-microcode-rc installation notes to enable AMD microcode\nupdates.","type":"install"}]}
#2
Hardware and Performance / Re: quad interface fierwall PC...
Last post by BrandyWine - May 22, 2026, 11:58:25 PM
The N97 has those pros/cons. The cpu itself is better than N150, but the 97 chews up approx 2.5x more watts !
Those Supe-u items also come with heavy graphics, which wont be used for FW purposes.
#3
German - Deutsch / Re: "Lahmes" Internet seit Upd...
Last post by cottec - May 22, 2026, 11:41:50 PM
okay hab ich jetzt eingestellt mit WAN MTU 1400 und die anderen Interfaces MSS 1400


jetzt kriege ich bei mehr als 1344 ein "message too long"
ist das richtig so?
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hilft das hier?
und by the way: was sollte man eigentlich schwärzen und was nicht? :D
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#4
General Discussion / Re: [SOLVED] serial console co...
Last post by nero355 - May 22, 2026, 11:39:52 PM
Quote from: silke61 on May 22, 2026, 09:23:55 AM
Quote from: franco on May 22, 2026, 08:42:28 AMFor VMs one mostly starts with a VGA image which doesn't have serial enabled.
That's why I enabled it after installation.

The standard VGA based console in Proxmox has a few disadvantages, e.g. it doesn't support cut & paste (at least not easily), that is why I used the serial based xterm.js console.
As I said, it works, but only after I changed 'onifconsole' to 'on'.
You could add a Desktop VM to your OPNsense VM Network and connect to it via SPICE from your Laptop or PC and have pretty much the same experience as you were actually using a real desktop to manage everything! :)

Did this once in the past and even my triple monitor setup was completely useable with it !!
#5
26.1, 26,4 Series / Re: 26.4_14 dhclient ip adres ...
Last post by nero355 - May 22, 2026, 11:32:40 PM
Quote from: jeroenm on May 21, 2026, 09:36:24 PMI'm using Canal+ via Freedom. I like the idea of offloading it to a a seperate device, but that's just one more thing that's using power and with the electricity prices at the moment...
It doesn't have to be much hardware-wise :)

See the original link : https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/kpn-interactieve-tv-zelf-doen/
Raspberry Pi POWERRR!!! :P
#6
Hardware and Performance / Re: quad interface fierwall PC...
Last post by qarkhs - May 22, 2026, 09:49:13 PM
Quote from: Greg_E on May 21, 2026, 10:35:13 PMThere's not much Supermicro anymore

Supermicro make "Compact Edge System" with N97 cpus and 2x 2.5GbE. I see these selling for around $400 online but they may be using Realtek networking. The ones with 2x i226 are more like $530. Some of the GigaIPC boxes use 2x i225/i226 with N97 and are significantly cheaper.  AAEON and Jetway sell similar systems, some of which have more ports. Jetway is probably the cheapest--you can find their cheapest boxes for around $300. With all of these systems you usually need to add your own memory and drive. My experience of these type of systems is limited to a GigaIPC with 2x Intel 1GbE and a J6412 CPU. I bought it from a US reseller, although I think it shipped direct from Gigabyte USA, in November 2023 for $170. After adding memory and storage it was $250. It was cheap and it's been very reliable.

See: https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/edge/compact-edge-systems
#7
Hardware and Performance / Re: cpu-microcode-intel: no ma...
Last post by BrandyWine - May 22, 2026, 08:34:34 PM
Quote from: Kets_One on May 22, 2026, 08:37:05 AMThe spectre-meldown tool provides identifies my EPYC 3101 CPU as: family 0x17 model 0x1 stepping 0x2 ucode 0x0 cpuid 0x800f12 pfid 0x8.
Does that look ok? What about the ucode 0x0? Is that the same as 0x8001278 truncated?

From looking at AMD docs, you also need to have the Platform Initialization (PI) firmware at or above 1.1.0.F, which is usually incorporated into bios/uefi, etc.

#8
Hardware and Performance / Re: cpu-microcode-intel: no ma...
Last post by BrandyWine - May 22, 2026, 07:43:38 PM
Quote from: Kets_One on May 22, 2026, 08:37:05 AMI'll have a look at the package date for microcode later today.
The spectre-meldown tool provides identifies my EPYC 3101 CPU as: family 0x17 model 0x1 stepping 0x2 ucode 0x0 cpuid 0x800f12 pfid 0x8.
Does that look ok? What about the ucode 0x0? Is that the same as 0x8001278 truncated?

What about the failure of the manual microcode:
$ service microcode_update onestart
Updating CPU Microcode...
Re-evalulation of CPU flags Failed.

I'm at a loss here.

Well, AMD family 17 (23 dec) is in the org v14 repo as a 2025 pkg (https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/Hashed/cpu-microcode-amd-20251202~c5b8ad4d4f.pkg). I do not think 0x0 is related to the cpuid # itself.

The pkg should cover your Zen 3101 Snowy Owl cpu.
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Grab it from your device (curl, wget, etc)

Install the pkg,
Then enable microcode updates at boot time:

cat << EOF >> /boot/loader.conf
cpu_microcode_load="YES"
cpu_microcode_name="/boot/firmware/amd-ucode.bin"
EOF

See --> https://freebsd.pkgs.org/14/freebsd-amd64/cpu-microcode-amd-20251202~c5b8ad4d4f.pkg.html

Let's see what ucode installs after boot.
#9
Hardware and Performance / Re: cpu-microcode-intel: no ma...
Last post by BrandyWine - May 22, 2026, 07:27:01 PM
Quote from: fastboot on May 14, 2026, 09:37:05 AMcpu-microcode-intel-20260227
os-cpu-microcode-intel-1.1

Well, it looks like a new pkg was made about 10d ago.
https://freebsd.pkgs.org/14/freebsd-amd64/cpu-microcode-intel-20260512~8492f4e362.pkg.html
Is it available in the opnsense repo?

I dont see a 06-9a-04.80 in the list though.