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+#+TITLE: Installing OpenBSD on a PC Engines APU2
+#+DATE: 2020-07-07T21:21:18-04:00
+#+DRAFT: false
+#+DESCRIPTION:
+#+TAGS[]: openbsd pcengines
+#+KEYWORDS[]: openbsd pcengines
+#+SLUG:
+#+SUMMARY:
+
+I recently purchased a new PC Engines APU2E4 to use as a home
+router. I purchased the kit, which includes the board, case, and power
+supply from https://corpshadow.biz/. I also ordered the DB9F to USB
+adapter (Silicon Labs CP2104), so I don't need to get a separate null
+modem connector.  They're the only PC Engines distributor in Canada
+listed on the PC Engines website. I had a great experience with
+CorpShadow, they also sell a lot of other small single board PCs, so
+check them out if you live in Canada.
+
+I also ordered a 128 GB mSATA SSD, as it significantly out-performs
+any SD card you might put in the machine. While it's not necessary,
+and an SD card would be much cheaper, I find the improved read and
+write speeds are worth it. I got it from Canada Computers, as they
+seemed to have the best price on one. mSATA SSDs are surprisingly not
+as common as one might think on PC parts websites. And even when they
+have one, I've found most sites will only carry one brand.
+
+The first step was to install the heat sync onto the CPU. This is
+described on the PC Engines website. The heat sync is effectively just
+a block of aluminum that you use to thermally bridge the CPU to the
+enclosure. They're connected with, what I assume is, thermally
+conductive double sided tape, which they provide for you.
+
+After the CPU is stuck to the enclosure using the tape and the board
+is screwed in place, I installed the mSATA SSD into the first
+expansion slot labelled =mSATA=. Then I screwed the top of the case
+on, plugged the antenna holes with the provided rubber stoppers, and
+screwed the bolts back on the RS232 port. These things are really easy
+to put together!
+
+I downloaded the AMD64 =installXX.fs= image from the OpenBSD website and
+burned it onto a spare USB drive I had lying around using =dd=. After
+that I inserted the drive into the USB port on the APU2.
+
+I then plugged one end of the DB9F end of the serial adapter into the
+APU2, and the USB end into my PC. My desktop runs Fedora, so I had to
+install the =cu= utility using =sudo dnf install cu=. I then dialed it
+up using the serial adapter with the command =sudo cu -s 115200 -l
+/dev/ttyUSB0=.
+
+I plugged in the power connector into the APU2, and I saw the boot
+info in my terminal! It's really cool that these things use SeaBIOS
+and Coreboot.
+
+It automatically booted from the USB device, and I got dropped into
+the OpenBSD =boot>= prompt. Instead of pressing enter like normal, I
+entered
+#+BEGIN_SRC
+boot> stty com0 115200
+boot> set tty com0
+#+END_SRC
+
+The first command sets the baud rate for the serial connection. The
+second command tells the OpenBSD installer to set the default TTY to
+the serial port =COM0=. Without these, the machine will start to boot,
+fail to find an output, and reboot.
+
+After that the installation went along as a normal install would. I
+wasn't connected to the internet, but I already knew what IP was
+assigning it, so I entered that manually when asked. I also installed
+the sets from the USB. To do that, when prompted for the location of
+the sets, type =disk=, when asked if it's already mounted type =no=,
+then select the default partition and path, and continue without
+signature. The signature isn't required since it's part of the install
+media (assuming you verified the signature of the install media).
+
+After the install was done, I moved it to where I will be leaving it
+to run, plugged in the power and ethernet, and SSH'd in. At that point
+I ran =fw_update= to pull in any extra firmware I might need, and
+=syspatch= to keep myself up to date with security patches.
+
+I kept the serial adapter connected and plugged it into another
+machine I have right next to it, so if I ever have any trouble
+booting, I can always SSH into the other machine and dial into the
+serial connector to work things out without having to physically plug
+the APU2 into my laptop.
+
+Finally I added the OpenBSD sticker!
diff --git a/content/posts/openbsd-dhcp-server/index.org b/content/posts/openbsd-dhcp-server/index.org
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-#+TITLE: How to Setup a DHCP server on OpenBSD
-#+DATE: 2020-07-07T19:22:38-04:00
-#+DRAFT: true
-#+DESCRIPTION:
-#+TAGS[]: openbsd dhcp
-#+KEYWORDS[]: openbsd dhcp
-#+SLUG:
-#+SUMMARY: