@bob233 Something simple that happened to me a while ago. Have you tried pressing the "Scroll lock" key and try again? Sometimes it can happen that because you have the lock activated it does not allow you to press enter. Yes, I know that it is a very old post, I am simply adding the information because it is the first Google search on the subject, and it may help someone.

@steveits everything was connected. WAN, LAN, etc... All IP addresses were properly assigned. Had to manually install packages such as apcupsd, pfblocker, etc... The funny thing is that I did not need to configure them once installed. I guess the config backup had written their configurations in a location that did not get overwritten by the package installs.

@gertjan Guess somehow I missed that. Tried again successfully. Thanks!

Thanks, Problem solved

@fabiensch said in pfSense said 2.4.4 is "on the latest version"...: advise against installing packages on pfSense Packages are perfectly fine, but people get into trouble if they log in to an old version of pfSense and install a package which will by default pull from the current version. One can install packages from the previous version (not any version), just change the version per my sig. I'm just saying your error message sounds like others who have done that. Glad to hear you got it reinstalled and running.

@jimp Works, thank you!

Unclear what happened if you didn't delete it yourself. However with those symptoms you should open a ticket with us to get a recovery image: https://www.netgate.com/tac-support-request Steve

There is some automation there but it's not fully automated. Support work 24/7 though. Just for reference you can install CE on the SG-2440 but you need to use the ADI specific image because of it's serial console setup. So for example this: https://nyifiles.netgate.com/mirror/downloads/pfSense-CE-memstick-ADI-2.5.2-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz But you should run Plus on the SG-2440 if you can anyway. Steve

How to remove wireguard interfaces?

So...after scouring the web.... I found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/9l5fqo/422_upgrade_boots_up_yet_monitor_stuck_at_booting/ I proceeded to test, and yes, pfSense 2.5.2 does boot in legacy mode on the Zotax CI-323 to install, you are just unable to see it booting as the console output stops after you see the message can't find file '/boot/entropy'. The solution was shown in the above link to be: hit [esc] during initial pfsense boot. At the prompt, type "set kern.vty=sc" hit return At the prompt, type "boot" I was able to see the boot and prompts to install once this was completed. There is likely an issue with a kernel driver, but this solves the problem for now. Once I installed with the updated realtek driver, I my /boot/loader.conf.local config is as follows: kern.vty=sc if_re_load="YES" if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko" The system is now booting in legacy mode and I have the updated CI-323 driver 1.96_04 installed as a module. The system is stable. For what it's worth, I have used a pfsense Zotac CI-321 for more than 2 years with a recompiled kernel and loaded the updated realtek drivers in the kernel. This box achieves 1Gbps throughput routinely and hasn't been rebooted for months. I run it on AT&T Fiber for basic firewall with NAT. I will be recompiling the FreeBSD kernel to include the updated realtek drivers for the CI-323 as well with hopes of duplicating the performance I get on the CI-321. It's a shame we have to do this. I do agree with you. The Intel NICs are mostly painfree with respect to pfsense functionality. Realtek needs some love to get working properly.

Hello, Thanks for response. I have tried few different USB, different brands, same result. My experience with APU boards is very good, dozens installed and never had any issues. But....Never thought that I have overlooked this..... Burned image on USB was for VGA not serial console. After selecting proper image for APU, boot and install went OK, as usual. :)

@mrpete I have not noticed that, but have occasionally seen issues with packages or updates over the years. I would restart the router and see if you can duplicate it then.

@jsmiddleton4 Leaving it be at GPT(BIOS) and my Dell bios set to Legacy. As far as I can tell there’s nothing about UEFI vs “Legacy” that makes any difference. If it boots, it boots…..

@johnpoz Windows 11 thing. Forces NTFS or exFAT if thumb drive larger than 32gb.

@johnpoz Well, it was early last year that I upgraded my SG-2440s. I may recall incorrectly. But, I remember seeing that it was CE on the one afterwards and wishing I had done it correctly (Plus) like the other one. It's just more of a pain now to upgrade. Thanks, Dave