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    (Solved) DHCP not working

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Is this an older 7100? There was a Coreboot update to address exactly this behaviour but it was some time ago.
      Make sure the Netgate Firmware Updater package is current (v0.41_1) and then check it reports the Coreboot version as current (01.00.00.11 for the 7100).

      Steve

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      • AndyRHA
        AndyRH
        last edited by AndyRH

        It is an older firmware.

        I added the package to update the firmware, but I do not get an update button.

        7100 Firmware.JPG

        21.05.1-RELEASE (amd64)
        built on Wed Aug 04 09:50:13 EDT 2021
        FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE

        o||||o
        7100-1u

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Aha! Ok that's your problem then.

          Is that the current Netgate Firmware Upgrade package?

          There any reason you are not running 21.05.2? I think you will only see package version 0.40 in 21.05.1.

          Steve

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          • AndyRHA
            AndyRH @stephenw10
            last edited by

            @stephenw10 Just happened to be uninstalling and the installing the package so I could snag the install log. It was all good.

            I did not load 21.05.2 as I understood it was just a fix for 6100's.

            The firmware package loader is version 0.41_1.

            I can load the new code if that will help.

            o||||o
            7100-1u

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Indeed it was for the 6100 but there is a newer version of the package there and you need to update Coreboot.
              The only other option there might be to go to a 22.01 snapshot temporarily where v0.46 is available.

              Steve

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              • AndyRHA
                AndyRH @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 Upgraded to 21.05.2, the firmware package is still at 0.41_1 and the upgrade button remains elusive.
                I did remove and reinstall the package to be sure and there is no change.

                o||||o
                7100-1u

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Hmm. Are you able to go to a 22.01 snapshot just to update Coreboot?

                  Be sure to backup your config before you update if you do. Otherwise you would not be able to reinstall 21.05.2 and restore afterwards.

                  Steve

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                  • AndyRHA
                    AndyRH @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 I think I can get that done this weekend. Are these the correct steps?
                    0. Make backup of config

                    1. upgrade to 22.01 snapshot (I have not done this before)
                    2. fix firmware
                    3. re-load with 21.05.2
                    4. Apply backup config

                    o||||o
                    7100-1u

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yes, exactly that.

                      In the mean time I'll see if I can replicate what you're seeing. It's likely a simple fix that would remove the need to do an upgrade if we can find it.

                      Steve

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                      • AndyRHA
                        AndyRH @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 Thank you.

                        I have a loaner lined up for the code shuffle. All of my needed traffic is through ix1 and ix2. Cabling will be easy for the loaner.
                        My friends know I have a thing about having a way out if things go bad.

                        o||||o
                        7100-1u

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Ok this is a single character change that causes this in 0.41_1. It's detailed here:
                          https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12487

                          Line 35 in /usr/local/pkg/netgate_firmware_upgrade.inc should read:

                          		return ($current['version'] != $new['version']);
                          

                          I manually made that edit here and spoofed the coreboot version and it flashed fine. That's easier than upgrading to 22.01 and downgrading again. It is fixed in 0.46 in 22.01 though.

                          Steve

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                          • AndyRHA
                            AndyRH @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10 That worked and the ports are online.
                            Thank you

                            o||||o
                            7100-1u

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Ah, nice result. Thanks for persisting!

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