Andreas Bartelt [o...@bartula.de] wrote: > > is anybody else using this recent BIOS snapshot on the APU.1c: Build > 9/8/2014 (beta, reduced "spew level") > > The first re(4) interface isn't always recognized after reboot. I don't > know if it's related to the BIOS update since I didn't play much with > this board when I still had the BIOS beta from April flashed. > > I've seen this re0-related problem multiple times with an OpenBSD > snapshot from April and also with a newer snapshot from September. > > The kernel sometimes also freezes at ehci0 (see attachment). > > So, at least my APU.1c device doesn't work reliably at all. > > I was thinking about getting one of these (hopefully low-power) > Supermicro boards: > Atom N2800-based: > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/X9/X9SCAA-L.cfm > Atom S1260-based: > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/X9/X9SBAA-F.cfm > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/X9/X9SBAA.cfm > Atom C2xxx-based: > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SRi-2558F.cfm > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SAi-2550F.cfm > Celeron J1900-based: > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/celeron/X10/X10SBA-L.cfm > > Does anybody have experience with one of the boards from above on OpenBSD? >
The X10SBA is a really nice board, although the C2550 based boards look nice too. Per watt, the C2550 and J1900 are very competitive with the higher end Intel CPUs. The X10SBA will be closer in price to the APU than the C2550 based boards! I've never had problems with re0 and reboots on APU although you may be right about the newer BIOS being problematic (or you may have some flaky hardware?) You should try and re-flash the April bios. I can send it over if you need the image. Chris
