A quad core 64-bit CPU running at 1.0 GHz begs the question as to what to
do with it. I mean Astlinux as a network gateway and VoIP server isn't
going to use much of that. So, what else can could I use such a box for?
Whatever it is must be useful and not introduce any instability at all...
it is absolutely critical that core AstLinux gateway and VoIP services are
not interfered with.
Do these CPUs have virtualization extensions? Could you run a bare bones
KVM hypervisor, then run Astlinux in one VM and "something else" in
another?
What could that be?
Well, I'm running Crashplan in a VM to backup my NAS, though it drags Java
and is something of a memory hog (memory size seems to grow with size of
your backup set... multi-terabyte backup set demands multi-gigabyte memory).
I've also just installed a couple of UniFi wireless access points (wow, big
upgrade over consumer grade stuff... these things are enterprise grade at
consumer price... I got the AP-AC-LITE's for about $85 each, check them
out). They are managed by controller s/w you can install on linux...
unfortunately drags Java as well, but not as much of a memory hog.
So clearly some useful things could be done if these boxes have the horse
power.
David
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>
wrote:
> In theory the APU2 may run slightly cooler...
>
> APU1 -> AMD G-T40E (6.4W at 1.0 GHz) clocked at 1.0 GHz
>
> APU2 -> AMD GX-412TC (6W at 1.2 GHz) clocked at 1.0 GHz
>
> The GX-412TC does not have an onboard GPU, whereas the AMD G-T40E does but
> I suspect it is disabled a much as possible. Also there is no companion
> chip (which generates heat) for the GX-412TC as the SoC does it all.
>
> It would be interesting to see thermal images comparing the APU1 and APU2
> given they use the same case.
>
> Lonnie
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Michael Knill <
> michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Yes the APU is awesome and it is my standard build however I am
> certainly concerned about the heat dissipation.
> > Admittedly I don’t have it in the most ideal cooling environment but I
> do want to stress it a little for real world testing and it has been fine.
> > Boy it does get really hot though!
> >
> > Regards
> > Michael Knill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 17 Feb 2016, at 12:28 AM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Feb 16, 2016, at 3:00 AM, Michael Keuter <li...@mksolutions.info>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Am 16.02.2016 um 09:42 schrieb Stefan Ulm <s....@divus.biz>:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> pc engines is bringing out a new board with long term availability
> „apu2“. Have you any plans to support this platform?
> >>> The board will be available in April 2016.
> >>> Is a very powerful board (quadro-core processor and up to 4GB RAM).
> >>>
> >>> Best regards
> >>>
> >>> Stefan Ulm
> >>> Technical Department | Research & Development
> >>> stefan....@divus.eu
> >>
> >> Hi Stefan,
> >>
> >> the board is already available at German distributors (it has some BIOS
> issues at the moment) for nearly the same price as the APU1.
> >> And yes, we will support it (or it might be already working with the
> current config).
> >>
> >> Michael
> >
> > Hi Stefan,
> >
> > +1 Michael
> >
> > I would expect the APU2 to work straight away, but we won't know for
> sure until we get one to test. On paper, an excellent match for AstLinux.
> >
> > Use a mSATA SSD for storage.
> >
> > Using our new ISO Installer for a 64-bit CPU with serial console:
> > --
> >
> http://mirror.astlinux.org/downloads/iso/astlinux-1.2.5-genx86_64-serial.iso
> > --
> >
> > Follow the updated installation instructions:
> >
> > New Installation
> > http://doc.astlinux.org/userdoc:new-install
> >
> > Lonnie
> >
> >
> >
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