fit-IoT Users Forum

Yes, booting from microSD works fine.

After I migrated from the fitlet-iA10 to fitlet-H, I had a left over -iA10 model with 8GB
RAM. So I copied my OS to a 32GB microSD, and put it in the fitlet-iA10 for OS testing.
(The 1TB mSATA SSD remains in my fitlet-H...)

... As all user I see this hardware so hot... :( For the next gen of hardware, fitlet X 2 for with 4 ethernet port is good, but reduce the power budget. ... Have you checked out the optional finned cover? It's in stock and 15.00 Dollars/US. The device won't reduce power consumption, but it can redu...

The migration from fitlet-iA10 to fitlet-H, (which has builtin 2.5" SATA drive bay), went smooth. So now my storage is this; 1TB mSATA 2TB spinning drive SATA All my media is on the 2TB drive, (1.4T currently in use). With the OS on the mSATA SSD in a 20GB partition. Thus, reserving the 950GB remain...

Here are the rough steps for using a serial console in Linux. This has been working fine with my original fitlet-iA10, and now with my fitlet-H. For me, I am using a network accessible serial terminal server. But, this method can also be used with cheaper USB to serial adapters from MS-Windows or Li...

Sorry, can't post the BIOS screens... my fitlet is not wired to a monitor. But, I can make a suggestion about what to do with embedded PCs, (like the fitlets), that have a serial port, (again like the fitlets). Use the serial port in Grub, on the Linux kernel command line, (also in the Grub configur...

The SoC that's supposed to be used in the model fitlet-T, seems to support ECC memory. (Of course, I say "supposed to" and "seems to", because the fitlet-T has not been released.) If you did support ECC memory in the fitlete-T, I would likely upgrade from my fitlet-H. Which is really an upgrade from...

Intel just came out with the X550 dual 10Gbps Ethernet over copper chip. It's a bit power hungry unfortunantly, up to 11 watts. But it does include 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 10Gbps plus the pre-standard 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps speeds. Since it's a dual chip, it would work good for fitlet-i or -H models which includ...

It's not clear if the AMD "aes" instruction set is usable by pfSense. While much of what I've read is that the Intel AES-NI is usable, (for things like VPN). When I used a AMD Geode with AES off-load engine, whence I got SSH using it, it was much faster than software encryption. In theory, you can d...

I don't have a XA10, but do have an iA10. In my case, I had to temporarily
remove the WiFi card to get access to all of the mSATA slot. It's possible
you have to do the same, but with the X-LAN card.

Finally migrated from my fitlet-iA10 to a new fitlet-H, so I could have an internal 2TB spinning disk. Also moved the 1TB mSATA flash drive, but bought 2 new matched 8GB SO-DIMMs. Before I did the move, I loaded and ran a memory speed utility. Based on my knowledge of computers, I expected an improv...