I figured out the problem with the Dell/EMC/VMWare Edge 610 and rebooting.
It was a watchdog timer and it is tied to the Dell DIAG-OS.
This is a restore partition and flashing tools.
I had dd'ed the eMMC and erased the DIAG-OS partition. Once restored it is now stable.
The ethernet works with DIAG-OS and it looks like the interfaces show up as VLAN like unit addresses.
I bit the bullet on the Dell Edge 620. The Edge 610 is = VEP1400 motherboard and Edge 620 is VEP1405.
Dual 10G Intel fiber made me take the bait. Hope I can get it working.
$35 was cheap enough. The inside is mysterious enough that I may post pictures.
Every component is covered in a RF shield. Righteous heatsink. Cheap plastic top, Thick aluminum base.
I need to figure out how to get FreeBSD to install with DIAG-OS in parallel.
FreeBSD installer doesn't see DIAG-OS or its partition...
Here is some background on the watchdog timer.
VeloCloud used an Edge510. This is very similar to Edge610 in some ways. The problem nearly the same.
So VeloCloud was bought by EMC who was bought by Dell.
@stephenw10 Thank you for your response and information. I just had opnsense working fine on the HD, without a USB stick. Getting the drivers right is too hard for me, so that is waiting. gr. ad.
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