Re: APU2C4 information (was Re: 11.0-RC2 and 12-CURRENT won't boot on apu2c4)

Am Sat, 3 Sep 2016 13:38:14 -0700
Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd_at_gmail.com> schrieb:

> hi,
> 
> no, ar988x is 11ac, and i haven't finished the port.
> 
> 
> -a
> 

But anyway it is a nice ring to my eyes/ears to see/read, that you're working on it ;-)
My thank you in advance!

Kind regards,

Oliver

> 
> On 3 September 2016 at 06:36, O. Hartmann <ohartman_at_zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> > Am Sat, 3 Sep 2016 15:25:17 +0200
> > Guido Falsi <mad_at_madpilot.net> schrieb:
> >  
> >> On 09/03/16 15:11, O. Hartmann wrote:  
> >> > Am Sat, 3 Sep 2016 14:01:15 +0200
> >> > Michael Tuexen <tuexen_at_fh-muenster.de> schrieb:
> >> >  
> >> >>> On 03 Sep 2016, at 13:24, Guido Falsi <mad_at_madpilot.net> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 09/03/16 13:08, Michael Tuexen wrote:  
> >> >>>>> On 03 Sep 2016, at 12:55, Oliver Böttcher <oliver.boettcher_at_posteo.de> wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Am Freitag, den 02.09.2016, 22:09 +0200 schrieb Guido Falsi:  
> >> >>>>>> I think you should open a bug report and post the number here so
> >> >>>>>> feedback about this can be collected there.  
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Bug report filed [1]. I just noticed that the serial console is not
> >> >>>>> working on >=11.0
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> The update from 10.3 to 11.0 worked but has no output opon boot in
> >> >>>>> 11.0.  
> >> >>>> I'm running FreeBSD head on an apu2c4 without any problems, the serial
> >> >>>> console is working.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> However, I do have
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> console="comconsole"
> >> >>>> comconsole_speed="115200"
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> in /boot/loader.conf.
> >> >>>> It is not using ZFS and it is booting from an m-SATA SSD. Which boot device
> >> >>>> are you using?
> >> >>>>  
> >> >>>
> >> >>> SO it looks like a default configuration issue.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> This can explain why my custom nanobsd images work, I have a console
> >> >>> configuration in loader there.  
> >> >> The default console speed of the apu2 is 115200, the one from FreeBSD isn't.
> >> >> Without the above setting you have to use 115200 first to see the BIOS output
> >> >> and than change the speed to whatever FreeBSD uses as its default. Using
> >> >> the above settings you can use the same speed for both.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best regards
> >> >> Michael  
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Guido Falsi <mad_at_madpilot.net>
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> >> >>  
> >> >
> >> > I do not want to "kidnap/threadnap" the thread, but I have a question: My APU 2C4
> >> > is underway and I'm curious about whether it would boot via UEFI or not?  
> >>
> >> I don't think it has UEFI support. These boards come with a traditional
> >> old style BIOS.  
> >
> > All right. It is coreboot, if not mistaken and I read something about a UEFI support
> > there, but forgot whether this is futural agenda or real by now.
> >  
> >>  
> >> >
> >> > I also ordered mine with a Atheros AR9882 based WiFi card and I'm also curious
> >> > about whether this chip is working with 12-CURRENT or not. The AR9880, more
> >> > powerful and newer, seems also available for this APU, but it is more expensive
> >> > and I didn't took the risc ...  
> >
> > I checked the WiFi webpage at FreeBSD.org and these specific adapters are not
> > mentioned there. The support of AP capable WiFi adapters is rather limited (to
> > Atheros types), on Linux, more adapters seem to provide the AP functionality.
> > Therefore, my question. 
> >>
> >> I don't know this device. Atheros cards have very good support in
> >> general through the ath(4) driver, if you know the PCI ID of the device
> >> you can check in the sources if it's known.
> >>  
> > I'll check and report back ;-)
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> >
> > Oliver  
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