It really is bonkers. The board has 2xM.2(1x), 4x226 (1x) and JMB585(2x). I guess making max use of the x8 PCIe that is available.That's rather... bonkers. 4 port Nic and 6 sata. I get that sinology's do the same thing for the most part, but that would be an interesting white box build
This is great. The JMicron SATA controller probably should have a small heat sink applied to it though as they can get somewhat toasty under load if naked. This board would be a great match for a Jonsbo N1 chassis, though I don’t love the shoebox form factor of that particular chassis.By the way, CWWK released a 6-sata and 4-i226 MiniITX board with N5105 or N6005 CPU:
195.21US $ |N5105/n6005nas Demon Board / Six Sata3.0/ Dual M.2/itx/ Four I226-v Nics - Barebone & Mini Pc - AliExpress
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It seems it is for a low power consumption NAS, or firewall in a 1-U server case.
I've logged this with the Unraid team. Once they release the next RC I will upgrade and see if my VM settles.Also its not a problem from these boxes themselves, but from the n5105 cpu... Even ppl using intel nucs with the n5105 were having issues with promox but it seems that its all fixed with the latest linux edge kernel.
Are all the features of the i226 NIC's working with OPNsense 22.7? Is there anything missing or not working?OPNsense 22.7: works out of the box and stable, I did import the config from my Topton/Kingnovy N6005 with Changwang v2 board
Been running over a day now with OPNsense bare metal. No known issues related to these NICs.Are all the features of the i226 NIC's working with OPNsense 22.7? Is there anything missing or not working?
This will answer your question about the i226 and pfsense:Really appreciate your report. Would it be too much to ask how PFsense runs with (or maybe not) the i226? Since PFsense is the only thing I will run on it, I would be very grateful if you would have time to test that before I plunge for another unit. Thank you so much in advance
Really appreciate You finding this! So, not ideal. Situation... Back to wait yet again again..... (same as for Truenas which had showstopping bugs for last 3 updates...) not ready to go to Opensense yet, so..... What is the best N6005 unit with I225 to buy then? (since all the new units have i226 units ) or am I stuck with N5105 if I need I225 and cutouts in bottom for fan?This will answer your question about the i226 and pfsense:
Intel i226-V not recognized
Hi Everyone, This is my 1st post here (so please be gentle :-) ) I've been using pfSense for a couple of years now and I'm loving it! I'm running it on a fan less machine I purchased from Ali Express and all is well. I wanted to get a newer (faster) machi...forum.netgate.com
In other words, it works with pfsense plus 22.05 and it should work with the snaps.
Date: 2022-8-31
- The power consumption wall limit is lifted, and the power consumption of running points is fully turned on. Users need to enhance heat dissipation by themselves.
Video: Changwang N5105/6005 problem summary and chicken blood BIOS release
https://www.douyin.com/video/7137682485806107934
Video: Changwang BIOS update tutorial
https://www.douyin.com/video/7137194186603908359
Hi Mike, id love to see if you have any issues with win10Small update on v4 testing:
Windows 11: need to install network driver, chipset driver and serial driver and all yellow exclamation marks are gone in device manager. It is not super fast and feels slower than my desktop with 12th gen i7 (as expected), but it runs Win 11 quite fine.
Windows 10: not yet tested
OPNsense 22.7: works out of the box and stable, I did import the config from my Topton/Kingnovy N6005 with Changwang v2 board
Interesting... I'll update when I get home.New BIOS available for V3/V4 where "power consumption wall" has been removed.
Code:Date: 2022-8-31 - The power consumption wall limit is lifted, and the power consumption of running points is fully turned on. Users need to enhance heat dissipation by themselves. Video: Changwang N5105/6005 problem summary and chicken blood BIOS release https://www.douyin.com/video/7137682485806107934 Video: Changwang BIOS update tutorial https://www.douyin.com/video/7137194186603908359
I have a Jasper Lake NUC11ATKPE with the N6005 from Intel. Every NUC generation, Core or Atom based, seems to have a new top RAM speed of its own, but I really dislike buying truly matching DIMMs, because you never know where else one might need some vitamine R. But unfortunately there is a trend to program only very few timings into SPDs these days, probably just to have you not recycle them....
I also picked up a G.Skill DDR4-3200 2x8GB kit with default JEDEC timings (CL22). I wanted to see if the RAM would run at DDR4-3200, but Jasper Lake is stuck at DDR4-2933 max.
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Its just like others have said, better support for new hardware = OPNsense and as you can see by the reports of two other users, it is working 100%.Really appreciate You finding this! So, not ideal. Situation... Back to wait yet again again..... (same as for Truenas which had showstopping bugs for last 3 updates...) not ready to go to Opensense yet, so..... What is the best N6005 unit with I225 to buy then? (since all the new units have i226 units ) or am I stuck with N5105 if I need I225 and cutouts in bottom for fan?
PFsense CE 2.6: no valid interfaces found, shutting down. As mentioned by @xShARkx already... The 2.5G Realtek USB-C Dongle was also not recognized. Did not test any further (because I'm using OPNsense). Is there a newer version available (dev, beta or something)?Really appreciate your report. Would it be too much to ask how PFsense runs with (or maybe not) the i226? Since PFsense is the only thing I will run on it, I would be very grateful if you would have time to test that before I plunge for another unit. Thank you so much in advance
V4 is running fine with Win 10, had to install NIC, Chipset, (Intel) Serial and ME driver. Then running a Windows Update and all yellow exclamation marks were gone.Hi Mike, id love to see if you have any issues with win10
Do you still have your N6005? Just wondering if you tested that with win10?
I had some issue with trying to find a driver for one device, just wondering if you had the same issue.
Topton original PSU was the same Brand as the Changwang (DAJING), could not test it because of adapter (non EU connector). It was a wall wart with 36W. did replace it with a XP Power 50W, ordered at al local supplier. The Changwang has the same as yours, 60W brick. C13 Connector sitting rock solid, also the connector at the device itselfWhat size power supply is everyone receiving? My Topton unit had some piece of garbage PS that buzzed like crazy. I replaced it with a 42W Meanwell before I sold it. The ChangWang N5105 unit I received a few days ago has this massive Dajing 60W power supply brick. I really only used it to set the machine up and its now running on the same Meanwell power supply just fine.
On a side note, I noticed that on the Changwang unit, the power connector is super finicky. I was moving the (running) unit around and it reset on me. Found out that if I push the power connector in just a little it causes a power blip. It doesnt appear to be broke or loose or anything, but I have to be careful if I have to move it around.
I made a post about my driver issue earlier in this threadV4 is running fine with Win 10, had to install NIC, Chipset, (Intel) Serial and ME driver. Then running a Windows Update and all yellow exclamation marks were gone.
I still have the KingNovy N6006 with Changwang V2 Board, running as my main Router with OPNsense. What driver are you missing?
I did a quick W10 test when I got it, had to install NIC, Chipset, Intel Serial, ME and a driver called GNA-Driver (GNA-Win10_Win11-3.0.0.1400.zip --> got it from Gigabyte or something, was searching quite long). If you need the file let me know, it's only 53 kilo.
Just tested it, I don't have this device in my device manager (at least not with an exclamation mark), the Intel(R) GNA Scoring Accelerator module has a different device ID.I made a post about my driver issue earlier in this thread
According the link to the Pfsense forums it does not just work with plus 22.05 as you need all kind of weird gymnastics to upgrade it from CE (yeah their upgrade path is ridiculous) with USB NICs etc.Its just like others have said, better support for new hardware = OPNsense and as you can see by the reports of two other users, it is working 100%.
Now besides that, is there a major issue to use the pfsense snaps(once they restart) or pfsense plus 22.05 until pfsense CE 2.7 stable gets released?