#pcengines — Public Fediverse posts
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@Seraphyn @ij
Ich bleibe noch einige Jahre bei der #Hardware #APU1D4 von #pcEngines. Zum einen sind die rocksolid und genügsam im Betrieb und ich habe keinerlei Performanceprobleme trotz des Alters. Und zum anderen habe ich 4 Stück davon. -
Been trying to keep my #PCEngines #ALIX boards alive, but it looks like #NanoBSD in #FreeBSD doesn't work (compile error in tz!) ...
Nobody seems to still product bootable system images for i386 anymore - not even #NetBSD or #DietPi :(
... which is a real shame; I want to use these extremely reliable, low-power SBCs as #Zabbix Proxies (using memory-backed #SQLite for the DB), but this seems to be a realllllllly big lift :(
@dexter is this something #OccamBSD can help me with? No chance of a 14.3 serial-console image out there?
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Been trying to keep my #PCEngines #ALIX boards alive, but it looks like #NanoBSD in #FreeBSD doesn't work (compile error in tz!) ...
Nobody seems to still product bootable system images for i386 anymore - not even #NetBSD or #DietPi :(
... which is a real shame; I want to use these extremely reliable, low-power SBCs as #Zabbix Proxies (using memory-backed #SQLite for the DB), but this seems to be a realllllllly big lift :(
@dexter is this something #OccamBSD can help me with? No chance of a 14.3 serial-console image out there?
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Been trying to keep my #PCEngines #ALIX boards alive, but it looks like #NanoBSD in #FreeBSD doesn't work (compile error in tz!) ...
Nobody seems to still product bootable system images for i386 anymore - not even #NetBSD or #DietPi :(
... which is a real shame; I want to use these extremely reliable, low-power SBCs as #Zabbix Proxies (using memory-backed #SQLite for the DB), but this seems to be a realllllllly big lift :(
@dexter is this something #OccamBSD can help me with? No chance of a 14.3 serial-console image out there?
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Been trying to keep my #PCEngines #ALIX boards alive, but it looks like #NanoBSD in #FreeBSD doesn't work (compile error in tz!) ... which is a real shame; I want to use these extremely reliable, low-power SBCs as #ZabbixDietPi, etc.
... which is a real shame; I want to use these extremely reliable, low-power SBCs as #Zabbix Proxies (using memory-backed #SQLite for the DB), but this seems to be a realllllllly big lift :(
@dexter is this something #OccamBSD can help me with? No chance of a 14.3 serial-console image out there?
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@vimja I'm sorry for the loss. These boards were so good!
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I killed one of my #PCEngines #APU tonight 😭
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Today's real champion is this one. One of my PC Engines APU devices - I don’t remember the exact year I bought it, probably 2017.
It worked at my home as a router/firewall with OPNsense for several months, then in 2018 I installed it at a client’s site, "as a temporary emergency solution". Still running OPNsense, always kept updated, and it hasn’t missed a bit since then.
During a severe thunderstorm, the access point and switch connected to it were fried, but it kept going - silently and reliably. Zerotier, Wireguard, port forwarding, bandwidth graphs - all handled in a hot office, often with the air conditioning turned off during holidays.
It did everything, and it still works.
The client moved to a new location this morning, and the APU was replaced with a more powerful device (in anticipation of a future Internet upgrade). I decided to take it back with me (technically, it’s still mine) - they couldn’t find the power adapter, probably still packed in boxes, but up until 07:30 this morning (the last time I connected to the server behind it via VPN), it was perfectly reliable.
I’ll probably keep using it - I have others - maybe in the office as a file server with two attached drives.
Honor to the device, honor to OPNsense, honor to FreeBSD.
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I got an old router, #pcengines #ALIX 2D2/2D18 with wifi, from a company liquidation (bankrupt). The device was in operation in the field at the tank control and mixing unit. Let's see what artifacts can still be found. #otsecurity #hardware #icsSecuruity
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@xahteiwi used it on all router-based APs for as long as I can remember and wanted to go "centrally managed" few years ago, as I liked the #OpenMesh idea, but back then stability/performance were lacking and the acquisition by #Datto killed everything (including the hope of those getting fixed):
https://openwrt.org/toh/openmesh/startNowadays, my router (#PCEngines APU 2C4) is the only OpenWrt-based device left, the APs/switches are all #UniFi and even the router might get migrated to #NixOS at some point.
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@xahteiwi used it on all router-based APs for as long as I can remember and wanted to go "centrally managed" few years ago, as I liked the #OpenMesh idea, but back then stability/performance were lacking and the acquisition by #Datto killed everything (including the hope of those getting fixed):
https://openwrt.org/toh/openmesh/startNowadays, my router (#PCEngines APU 2C4) is the only OpenWrt-based device left, the APs/switches are all #UniFi and even the router might get migrated to #NixOS at some point.
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@xahteiwi used it on all router-based APs for as long as I can remember and wanted to go "centrally managed" few years ago, as I liked the #OpenMesh idea, but back then stability/performance were lacking and the acquisition by #Datto killed everything (including the hope of those getting fixed):
https://openwrt.org/toh/openmesh/startNowadays, my router (#PCEngines APU 2C4) is the only OpenWrt-based device left, the APs/switches are all #UniFi and even the router might get migrated to #NixOS at some point.
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@xahteiwi used it on all router-based APs for as long as I can remember and wanted to go "centrally managed" few years ago, as I liked the #OpenMesh idea, but back then stability/performance were lacking and the acquisition by #Datto killed everything (including the hope of those getting fixed):
https://openwrt.org/toh/openmesh/startNowadays, my router (#PCEngines APU 2C4) is the only OpenWrt-based device left, the APs/switches are all #UniFi and even the router might get migrated to #NixOS at some point.
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@xahteiwi used it on all router-based APs for as long as I can remember and wanted to go "centrally managed" few years ago, as I liked the #OpenMesh idea, but back then stability/performance were lacking and the acquisition by #Datto killed everything (including the hope of those getting fixed):
https://openwrt.org/toh/openmesh/startNowadays, my router (#PCEngines APU 2C4) is the only OpenWrt-based device left, the APs/switches are all #UniFi and even the router might get migrated to #NixOS at some point.
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@pwa Ich nutze seit vielen Jahren eine APU2 von #PCengines. Ich bin immer noch BEGEISTERT, wie problemlos das "BIOS"-Update! 🤩 (Vor allem im Vergleich zu typischen PC-Mainboards mit ihren proprietären BLOBs, die man per USB-Stick und magischen Tasten beim Boot mit etwas Nervenkitzel einspielen darf.) Schreiben und Lesen/Verifizieren mit einem freien Tool vom OS aus 👍 Darüberhinaus tut das Ding absolut klaglos seinen Dienst. 👌 Leider sind die EOL, nur Reste lieferbar. 😔
https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm -
@deadbeefthemonster @simondassow
Did you install #openbsd on any one of these?
I'm looking for a replacement for #pcengines (they stoppped manufacturing 😢 ) but those #arm boxes have weird installation instructions and I don't want to run off SD or USB stick like #raspberrypi. -
Needed a dynamic status page on some #embedded #pcengines #netbsd boxes, so thought I'd see if a #perl #nginx #fastcgi #daemon (with a pidfile & 'start', 'stop', status' etc) was quick to setup
Turns out: "yes"
#!/usr/pkg/bin/perl
use Daemon::Generic;
use CGI::Fast
socket_path => '127.0.0.1:8999',
listen_queue => 50;newdaemon( 'progname' => 'statusd');
sub gd_run {
while ( $q = CGI::Fast->new ) {
process_request($q);
}
}process_request() {
my $q = shift;
# code here
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Excited to say that my NixOS router is up and running and I can leave my ISP-provided one behind! :blobhaj_heart:
Finished configuring it on Saturday and it's been happily routing packets since.
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Sad to see that a trusty hardware is being discontinued because chip manufacturer ends product line.
APUs have been nice boxes when one had a need for a compact, passively cooled computer with few gigabit interfaces and optional wifi or mobile network.
Virtualization is all good and so, but hands-on experiments with real cables do have benefits. We have given these to students to setup at home and then come to lab to test their router etc. config. #PCEngines
https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm -
So long and thank for all the chips.
#PCEngines #WRAP #ALIX #APU
"After about 20 years of WRAP, ALIX and APU, it is time for me to move on to different things." https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm -
So long and thank for all the chips.
#PCEngines #WRAP #ALIX #APU
"After about 20 years of WRAP, ALIX and APU, it is time for me to move on to different things." https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm -
So long and thank for all the chips.
#PCEngines #WRAP #ALIX #APU
"After about 20 years of WRAP, ALIX and APU, it is time for me to move on to different things." https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm -
If you haven't seen it, #PCEngines will be winding down their #APU line.
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Finally got round to ordering a PC Engines server (https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2e4.htm).
Extremely excited to become the sort of person whose home router runs NixOS.
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Bought two #PCEngines #APU2 boxes to replace my home servers. 6w passive 4 core AMD-cpu instead of a way too hot NUC with a noisy fan.
20 years ago I used a similar hardware from PC Engines as an #openbsd firewall.
This time it's #BSD and #Debian for different purposes. Just going to install them before stacking them together. I do wonder how much of an air gap I will need to have between them to avoid them heating up each other.
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Wiederbelebung von 32-bit Hardware: Debootstrap
Ich möchte an dieser Stelle mal vielen herzlichen Dank sagen an die vielen Hacker, die sich in den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen um freie Software und die Adaption von #Hardware (besonders älterer) bemühen.
Im konkreten Fall speziell bei T o b i a s _ N a w r o c k i aus #Bochum und den Leuten, die #Debootstrap unter #Debian an den Start gebracht haben.
https://www.tobaste.de/tag/alix/
Dank Euch sind meine beiden #Alix 2D13 wieder mit aktueller und sicherer Software ausgestattet und einsatzbereit! https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-195e-d207-4499-a14058187527
