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tillsense

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PCENGINES APU[1-7] Coreboot SeaBIOS Open Source Firmware
« on: January 03, 2017, 07:36:55 pm »
[Manufacturer]
https://www.pcengines.ch/

[Firmware and Announcements]
https://3mdeb.com/open-source-firmware/pcengines/
https://pcengines.github.io/blog/
https://pcengines.github.io/

[OPNsense Requirements]
flashrom - Install on console with 'pkg install -y flashrom'

[OPNsense Optional]
os-dmidecode - Install from GUI (Plugin) - Information on Dashboard

[Firmware Issues]
https://github.com/pcengines/apu2-documentation/issues

[Firmware flashing]
https://github.com/pcengines/apu2-documentation/blob/master/docs/firmware_flashing.md

[Benchmarking]
https://github.com/ocochard/netbenches
https://ipng.ch/s/articles/2021/07/19/pcengines-apu6.html
https://wejn.org/2021/07/loadtesting-bunch-of-routers/

[Top FAQ]

What is APU7 - Variant with 2.5GbE i225 NIC's.

What is APU6 - https://www.pcengines.ch/apu6b4.htm.

What is APU5 - Based on http://www.pcengines.info/ APU5 is a customer specific board for mobile communications. 

Where is 3mdeb - https://3mdeb.com/ is the coreboot licensed consulting services provider for pcengines.

Where is ocochard - Based on https://twitter.com/ocochardlabbe he is Senior software engineer in test at Netflix, founder of FreeNAS and BSD Router Project, FreeBSD ports committer.

[More Sources OLD!]
https://review.coreboot.org/#/c/14138/
http://pcengines.ch/howto.htm#bios



cheers till





[Changelog]

21.07.22 - Add APU7
03.03.22 - Upd. URL
25.07.21 - Upd. URL
04.02.21 - Upd. FAQ
12.12.20 - Upd. FAQ
03.10.20 - Add APU6
...

03.01.17 - Here's the first post of all:


The core development for a new APU2 BIOS seems to be recovering again.

Hopefully finally with the promised ECC RAM!


« Last Edit: July 21, 2022, 08:13:08 pm by tillsense »
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schnauz

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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2017, 07:42:42 pm »
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2017, 08:04:50 pm »
thx Till
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2017, 09:05:57 pm »
great. ecc would be a dream.
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2017, 07:59:53 am »
Awesome to see. :)
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2017, 11:34:32 am »
New BIOS for APU2 is now available, see http://pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm. 
Pcengines writes about this BIOS update: Update 3/2017: various fixes, iPXE with setup

With updated BIOS my APU2 shows, now with ECC?:
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PCEngines apu2
coreboot build 20170228
4080 MB ECC DRAM
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tillsense

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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2017, 06:51:45 pm »
Hi all,

has anybody tested the coreboot mainstream version (experimental 4.5.5)?
http://pcengines.ch/howto.htm#bios

cheers till
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tillsense

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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2017, 08:47:15 pm »
Hi all,

for interested 4.6.2 is available.

cheers
till
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2017, 11:53:31 pm »
Hiho :)
I've updated my APU2C4 to 4.6.1 because i've bought a mini pcie gigabit nic from delock with rtl8111e chipset which has not worked.
With the help of this guide
http://www.bsdforen.de/threads/pc-engines-apu2-bios-update.33587/
i did it directly from the running OPNsense system  ;D
After that the nic has started to work, but after some time i got many ahcich0 errors and a unresponsive/self rebooting APU.
Maybe this version has bugs or i having issues with the original power supply, so i installed 4.0.11 and looking forward how it works now...

Does anyone know where i can download new bios instead of
http://pcengines.ch/howto.htm#bios
? This site is not up to date, i got the 4.6.1 by editing the url
http://pcengines.ch/file/apu2_v4.6.0.rom.tar.gz
to
http://pcengines.ch/file/apu2_v4.6.1.rom.tar.gz

But
http://pcengines.ch/file/apu2_v4.6.2.rom.tar.gz
or
http://pcengines.ch/file/apu2_v4.6.3.rom.tar.gz
doesnt work.
And here are only the sources available...
https://github.com/pcengines/coreboot/releases
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2017, 07:22:50 pm »
Hi all,

for interested 4.6.4 is available.

cheers till
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2018, 09:05:50 pm »
Hi all,

for interested 4.6.5 is available.

cheers till
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2018, 11:46:17 pm »
I have a general question. Do we need an update for the meltdown or spectre issue? Is the apu board affected?
Unfortunately I haven't tested it yet. I still use an APU1 board.
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2018, 07:36:21 pm »
Hi all,

that's a question for amd. pcengines has a statement here: https://www.pcengines.ch/spectre.htm

cheers till
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2018, 12:58:14 pm »
Quote from: tillsense on January 08, 2018, 09:05:50 pm
for interested 4.6.5 is available.

Where can I download it?
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Re: APU2 Bios
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2018, 03:16:42 pm »
Quote from: STRUBartacus on January 18, 2018, 12:58:14 pm
Quote from: tillsense on January 08, 2018, 09:05:50 pm
for interested 4.6.5 is available.

Where can I download it?

I would like to download 4.6.5 but the link doesn't work...
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