[talk] FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE on the PcEngines APU2

[Mark Saad]

> On Monday, October 24, 2016 4:43 PM, Shawn Webb <shawn.webb at hardenedbsd.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 04:10:03PM -0400, George Rosamond wrote:
> 
>>  On 10/24/16 15:43, Mark Saad wrote:
>>  > All I was wondering if anyone was running FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE on a
>>  > PcEngine's APU2 ?
>> 
>>  11-RELEASE on APU1 here
>> 
>>  > 
>>  > I am running into a strange issue with the serial console. On a fresh
>>  > install of 10.3-RELEASE (all amd64 installs btw)
>>  > 
>>  > the APU2 correctly outputs the console to the serial port. The
>>  > installer see's I am on a serial port and askes me to select my
>>  > terminal . The install works and I am left with a working box.  Now
>>  > if I upgrade to 11.0-RELEASE
>>  > 
>>  > my console is now working. No method of adjusting boot.config with -D
>>  > -S115200 or adjusting loader.conf with
>>  > 
>>  > boot_serial or comconsole works either. So I decided to try a fresh
>> 
>>  I have this in my /boot/loader.conf
>> 
>>  boot_serial="yes"
>>  comconsole_speed="115200"
>>  console="comconsole"
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  > install of 11.0-RELEASE in the hopes I somehow broke the upgrade;
>>  > However the system stops displaying output after the loader passes
>>  > the console to the kernel. Booting with -D will get the system to
>>  > display the kernel boot up messages, but it then hangs at random:
>>  > unblocking device.  I am not sure whats broken here ? setting
>>  > console=serial kills the console as if its outputting to another
>>  > serial port . In any case I am reverting back to 10.3-RELEASE for
>>  > now. Anyone have any ideas ?
>> 
>>  I haven't looked closely at why.. but I bet the above /boot/loader.conf
>>  solves it.
>> 
>>  I need to look at the release notes, but am happy to say that blacklistd
>>  is now in the FreeBSD base system, and am just waiting to put in on a
>>  public box.
> 
> I can give it another try this weekend, but I think mine is busted and I
> need to either RMA or order a new one. For more info why I think mine's
> busted:
> 
> http://www.pcengines.info/forums/?page=post&id=3B327362-FD62-4B6E-8C96-26D003D5F8CB&fid=DF5ACB70-99C4-4C61-AFA6-4C0E0DB05B2A
> 
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> Shawn Webb
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Two follow up quesitons for you shawn ? Did you upgrade the bios on the box
to the last version noted here 
http://pcengines.ch/howto.htm#bios ?

Also have you tried a newer 11-STABLE ?







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