I really like the coreboot BIOS support. In my mind if a value added reseller of China-boxes takes the time/money to add coreboot BIOS support, they are in it for the long haul, not just a random reseller.
Plus coreboot just works (if done correctly), no need to first navigate the AMI BIOS over a video console to set always power on, set Legacy boot, enable serial console redirection, etc. . Lonnie > On Jul 1, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> > wrote: > > Looks nice. I like the fact that WAN/LAN ports are labelled and especially > like the COM port! > Will be a little pricey though compared with the Qotom but may be worth it. > > Regards > Michael Knill > > On 2/7/20, 5:14 am, "Lonnie Abelbeck" <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote: > > A newly released hardware description and configuration has been added to > the AstLinux documentation: > > Protectli FW4B Quad Core Fanless Celeron J3160 > https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:board_protectli_fw4b > > I personally purchased a Protectli FW4B (No RAM, No SSD, coreboot BIOS) > direct from Protectli, here in the US: > > FW4B – 4 Port Intel J3160 > https://protectli.com/product/fw4b/ > > $219.00 USD -- Protectli FW4B (coreboot BIOS) Celeron J3160 > > $ 7.00 USD -- Shipping (2-days from California) > > I have plenty of mSATA SSDs and SO-DIMM (DDR3L-1600, 1.35v) laying around > to make it a system. > > If you don't live in the US, Protectli ships worldwide, for a price. > > The Protectli FW4B offers: > -- Small fanless case, 4.5 x 4.3 inch (115 x 108 mm) footprint (NUC-size) > -- Intel Celeron CPU J3160 @ 1.60GHz (burst to 2.24 GHz enabled) > -- Open source coreboot BIOS (recommended) > -- 4x Intel i210 NICs > -- Supports mSATA SSD > -- Supports Serial (RJ45) or Video (HDMI) Console > -- Piezo speaker > -- Power button > > No surprise, line-speed 1Gbps network routing. > > Additionally, near line-speed WireGuard VPN endpoint with ~40% CPU > headroom remaining. > > This Protectli FW4B appliance makes a fine AstLinux box. > > The Good: > > * Great performance in a small footprint. slightly faster than the Qotom > Q190G4N. > > * Protectli in-house QA, "Every device goes through rigorous testing > before it leaves our facilities" > > * Open source coreboot BIOS > > * Protectli tech support was very responsive, spoke with Brent (Founder & > CEO) and Luke. > > The Bad: > > * The only minor nit I discovered was at boot where a stray "l<CR><NL>" > character sequence coreboot (sometimes) spits out over a serial connection, > messing-up the boot.msg text. I informed Protectli about it. > > > The Protectli FW4B appliance has run solidly for several days, further > updates as needed. > > Lonnie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. > > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
