Hi,
My apu4 died and I tried a rpi4 but was less than impressed by it.
Fairly low power and I had reliability issues with the USB ports. I was
just using it to run a webcam doing 2 snapshots/minute to be able to
create time lapse movies. It also ran my personal web server and
handled incoming email. Very lightly loaded.
After about 6 months (I had to go to nightly reboots to keep it stable),
after a lot of indecision (build a desktop?), research and reading lots
of advice on this email list, I went to a Protectli Vault 2 Port (I only
need 2 ports).
https://ca.protectli.com/vault-2-port/
If you need the extra ports like the pcengines, they do have a 4 port
and a 6 port.
I live in Canada and they ship from Canada (as well as US). It shipped
immediately.
Customer service is excellent.
When I got it, I noticed that there's a sata port & power on the
motherboard. I wasn't sure what the 4 pin connector was called to order
it off the Internet and they reached out to their engineers who gave me
the specs. (The connector is a JST PH2.0 4 pin for everyone's
reference). In the end, they mailed me a sata and power cable without
charging the shipping fee.
I am very happy with this product, but as you will read on the mail list
archives, there are similar systems available from various online
websites. I decided to support this company even if it was a bit more
money just to have a better chance at getting support. I have been very
happy with the product and the support.
I just upgraded to 7.3 yesterday and here's the only unsupported devices:
mini# grep 'not configured' /tmp/x
"INT33BD" at acpi0 not configured
"10EC5670" at acpi0 not configured
"BOOT0000" at acpi0 not configured
"Intel Braswell Power" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 11 function 0 not configured
"Intel Braswell SIO DMA" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 24 function 0 not configured
"Intel Braswell SIO I2C" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 24 function 1 not configured
"Intel Braswell SIO I2C" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 24 function 2 not configured
"Intel Braswell SIO DMA" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 not configured
Full dmesg below.
Cheers,
Steve W.
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OpenBSD 7.3 (GENERIC.MP) #1125: Sat Mar 25 10:36:29 MDT 2023
dera...@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
real mem = 8519700480 (8125MB)
avail mem = 8242081792 (7860MB)
random: good seed from bootblocks
mpath0 at root
scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
mainbus0 at root
bios0 at mainbus0: SMBIOS rev. 2.7 @ 0x7cd1a020 (8 entries)
bios0: vendor coreboot version "v4.9.0.3" date 10/14/2022
bios0: Protectli FW2B
acpi0 at bios0: ACPI 3.0
acpi0: sleep states S0 S3 S4 S5
acpi0: tables DSDT FACP SSDT MCFG APIC
acpi0: wakeup devices XHCI(S3)
acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits
acpimcfg0 at acpi0
acpimcfg0: addr 0xe0000000, bus 0-255
acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat
cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
cpu0: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU J3060 @ 1.60GHz, 2480.25 MHz, 06-4c-04
cpu0:
FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE,SSE3,PCLMUL,DTES64,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,MOVBE,POPCNT,DEADLINE,AES,RDRAND,NXE,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,3DNOWP,PERF,ITSC,TSC_ADJUST,SMEP,ERMS,MD_CLEAR,IBRS,IBPB,STIBP,SENSOR,ARAT,MELTDOWN
cpu0: 24KB 64b/line 6-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 1MB
64b/line 16-way L2 cache
cpu0: smt 0, core 0, package 0
mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support, 8 var ranges, 88 fixed ranges
cpu0: apic clock running at 79MHz
cpu0: mwait min=64, max=64, C-substates=0.2, IBE
cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 4 (application processor)
cpu1: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU J3060 @ 1.60GHz, 2480.50 MHz, 06-4c-04
cpu1:
FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE,SSE3,PCLMUL,DTES64,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,MOVBE,POPCNT,DEADLINE,AES,RDRAND,NXE,RDTSCP,LONG,LAHF,3DNOWP,PERF,ITSC,TSC_ADJUST,SMEP,ERMS,MD_CLEAR,IBRS,IBPB,STIBP,SENSOR,ARAT,MELTDOWN
cpu1: 24KB 64b/line 6-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 1MB
64b/line 16-way L2 cache
cpu1: smt 0, core 2, package 0
ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 2 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 115 pins
acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0)
acpipci0 at acpi0 PCI0: 0x00000000 0x00000011 0x00000001
"INT33BD" at acpi0 not configured
acpicmos0 at acpi0
com0 at acpi0 COM1 addr 0x3f8/0x8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo
"10EC5670" at acpi0 not configured
chvgpio0 at acpi0 GPSW uid 1 addr 0xfed80000/0x8000 irq 49, 56 pins
chvgpio1 at acpi0 GPNC uid 2 addr 0xfed88000/0x8000 irq 48, 59 pins
chvgpio2 at acpi0 GPEC uid 3 addr 0xfed90000/0x8000 irq 50, 24 pins
chvgpio3 at acpi0 GPSE uid 4 addr 0xfed98000/0x8000 irq 91, 55 pins
acpibtn0 at acpi0: PWRB
"BOOT0000" at acpi0 not configured
acpicpu0 at acpi0: C2 bad (state 6 has no substates): C3 bad (state 6
has no substates): C1(1000@1 mwait.1), PSS
acpicpu1 at acpi0: C2 bad (state 6 has no substates): C3 bad (state 6
has no substates): C1(1000@1 mwait.1), PSS
acpipwrres0 at acpi0: PLPE
cpu0: using VERW MDS workaround
cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep 2480 MHz: speeds: 1601, 1600, 1520, 1440, 1360,
1280, 1200, 1120, 1040, 960, 880, 800, 720, 640, 560, 480 MHz
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel Braswell Host" rev 0x35
inteldrm0 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Intel HD Graphics" rev 0x35
drm0 at inteldrm0
inteldrm0: msi, CHERRYVIEW, gen 8
"Intel Braswell Power" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 11 function 0 not configured
ahci0 at pci0 dev 19 function 0 "Intel Braswell AHCI" rev 0x35: msi,
AHCI 1.3.1
ahci0: port 0: 6.0Gb/s
scsibus1 at ahci0: 32 targets
sd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <ATA, Samsung SSD 850, EMT4>
naa.5002538d4163996b
sd0: 238475MB, 512 bytes/sector, 488397168 sectors, thin
xhci0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0 "Intel Braswell xHCI" rev 0x35: msi,
xHCI 1.0
usb0 at xhci0: USB revision 3.0
uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "Intel xHCI root hub" rev
3.00/1.00 addr 1
"Intel Braswell SIO DMA" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 24 function 0 not configured
"Intel Braswell SIO I2C" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 24 function 1 not configured
"Intel Braswell SIO I2C" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 24 function 2 not configured
azalia0 at pci0 dev 27 function 0 "Intel Braswell HD Audio" rev 0x35: msi
azalia0: codecs: Realtek ALC897, Intel/0x2883, using Realtek ALC897
audio0 at azalia0
ppb0 at pci0 dev 28 function 0 "Intel Braswell PCIE" rev 0x35: msi
pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
em0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Intel I211" rev 0x03: msi, address
00:e0:97:1c:b9:19
ppb1 at pci0 dev 28 function 1 "Intel Braswell PCIE" rev 0x35: msi
pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
em1 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "Intel I211" rev 0x03: msi, address
00:e0:97:1c:b9:1a
"Intel Braswell SIO DMA" rev 0x35 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 not configured
pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel Braswell PCU LPC" rev 0x35
ichiic0 at pci0 dev 31 function 3 "Intel Braswell SMBus" rev 0x35: apic
2 int 18
iic0 at ichiic0
spdmem0 at iic0 addr 0x50: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM PC3-12800 SO-DIMM
isa0 at pcib0
isadma0 at isa0
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
spkr0 at pcppi0
vmm0 at mainbus0: VMX/EPT (using slow L1TF mitigation)
uhub1 at uhub0 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0 "Terminus Technology
USB 2.0 Hub [MTT]" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 2
uaudio0 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 1 "Logitech HD Webcam
C525" rev 2.00/0.10 addr 3
uaudio0: class v1, high-speed, sync, channels: 0 play, 1 rec, 2 ctls
audio1 at uaudio0
uvideo0 at uhub1 port 3 configuration 1 interface 2 "Logitech HD Webcam
C525" rev 2.00/0.10 addr 3
video0 at uvideo0
uhidev0 at uhub1 port 4 configuration 1 interface 0 "Logitech USB
Keyboard" rev 1.10/64.00 addr 4
uhidev0: iclass 3/1
ukbd0 at uhidev0: 8 variable keys, 6 key codes
wskbd0 at ukbd0: console keyboard
uhidev1 at uhub1 port 4 configuration 1 interface 1 "Logitech USB
Keyboard" rev 1.10/64.00 addr 4
uhidev1: iclass 3/0, 3 report ids
ucc0 at uhidev1 reportid 1: 2 usages, 3 keys, enum
wskbd1 at ucc0 mux 1
uhid0 at uhidev1 reportid 2: input=1, output=0, feature=0
ucc1 at uhidev1 reportid 3: 21 usages, 14 keys, enum
wskbd2 at ucc1 mux 1
umass0 at uhub0 port 8 configuration 1 interface 0 "SABRENT ASM225CM"
rev 3.10/1.00 addr 5
umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
scsibus2 at umass0: 2 targets, initiator 0
sd1 at scsibus2 targ 1 lun 0: <SABRENT, ASM225CM, 0>
serial.174c55aaBBBBCCCC0003
sd1: 953869MB, 512 bytes/sector, 1953525168 sectors
umass1 at uhub0 port 9 configuration 1 interface 0 "SABRENT ASM225CM"
rev 3.10/1.00 addr 6
umass1: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
scsibus3 at umass1: 2 targets, initiator 0
sd2 at scsibus3 targ 1 lun 0: <SABRENT, ASM225CM, 0>
serial.174c55aaBBBBCCCC0003
sd2: 1907729MB, 512 bytes/sector, 3907029168 sectors
vscsi0 at root
scsibus4 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus5 at softraid0: 256 targets
root on sd0a (dbef01e6a41a83d4.a) swap on sd0b dump on sd0b
inteldrm0: 1920x1080, 32bpp
wsdisplay0 at inteldrm0 mux 1: console (std, vt100 emulation), using wskbd0
wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0
wskbd2: connecting to wsdisplay0
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (std, vt100 emulation)
mini#
On 4/19/2023 11:27 PM, fRANz wrote:
On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 11:30 AM Martin Schröder<mar...@oneiros.de> wrote:
https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm
The end is near for APUs :-(
:(
Happy apu2 & apu4 user here.
Are there other OpenBSD friendly options?
Regards,
-f
