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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      /conf is mounted noexec:

      [2.7.0-DEVELOPMENT][root@xtm5.stevew.lan]/conf: mount -p
      pfSense/ROOT/default    /                       zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
      devfs                   /dev                    devfs   rw              0 0
      pfSense/cf              /cf                     zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
      pfSense/home            /home                   zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
      pfSense/var             /var                    zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
      pfSense                 /pfSense                zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
      pfSense/cf/conf         /cf/conf                zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
      pfSense/var/log         /var/log                zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
      pfSense/var/empty       /var/empty              zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
      pfSense/var/cache       /var/cache              zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
      pfSense/var/tmp         /var/tmp                zfs     rw,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls     0 0
      pfSense/reservation     /pfSense/reservation    zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
      pfSense/var/db          /var/db                 zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
      tmpfs                   /tmp                    tmpfs   rw              0 0
      tmpfs                   /var                    tmpfs   rw              0 0
      devfs                   /var/dhcpd/dev          devfs   rw              0 0
      devfs                   /var/etc/named/dev      devfs   rw              0 0
      

      I assume it works for you in /root?

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      • chpalmerC
        chpalmer @stephenw10
        last edited by

        @stephenw10

        -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 27K Nov 22 2020 WGXepc64

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        • chpalmerC
          chpalmer @chpalmer
          last edited by

          I shall try that.

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          • chpalmerC
            chpalmer @chpalmer
            last edited by chpalmer

            Yes that worked. Thanks @stephenw10! I am going to edit my post with the instructions a bit.

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            • S
              Sc0th
              last edited by

              Wowsers, this is some forum! :)

              Hi, just picked up an XTM 5 510 (7580 v0.3) am trying to flash the BIOS I have read this entire thread and seen I am not alone with the following:

              flashrom v1.2 on FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE (amd64)
              flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
              
              Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 4, resolution: 1ns).
              Found chipset "Intel ICH7/ICH7R".
              Enabling flash write... OK.
              No EEPROM/flash device found.
              Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
              
              

              Sadly I don't see any resolutions, did anyone come up with anything?

              Not really sure what detail is best to provide here, maybe this?

              # dmidecode 3.3
              Scanning /dev/mem for entry point.
              SMBIOS 2.5 present.
              44 structures occupying 2148 bytes.
              Table at 0x000FBDC0.
              
              Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
              BIOS Information
                      Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
                      Version: 080015
                      Release Date: 02/03/2010
                      Address: 0xF0000
                      Runtime Size: 64 kB
                      ROM Size: 1 MB
                      Characteristics:
                              ISA is supported
                              PCI is supported
                              PNP is supported
                              BIOS is upgradeable
                              BIOS shadowing is allowed
                              ESCD support is available
                              Boot from CD is supported
                              Selectable boot is supported
                              BIOS ROM is socketed
                              EDD is supported
                              5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                              3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                              3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                              Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
                              8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
                              Serial services are supported (int 14h)
                              Printer services are supported (int 17h)
                              CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
                              ACPI is supported
                              USB legacy is supported
                              LS-120 boot is supported
                              ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
                              BIOS boot specification is supported
                              Targeted content distribution is supported
                      BIOS Revision: 8.15
              
              

              All assistance very gratefully received!

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Sc0th
                last edited by

                Hmm, never seen it fail here. Never tried using 1.3 either though:

                [2.7.0-DEVELOPMENT][root@xtm5.stevew.lan]/root: flashrom --programmer internal
                flashrom v1.2 on FreeBSD 12.3-STABLE (amd64)
                flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
                
                Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 4, resolution: 1ns).
                Found chipset "Intel ICH7/ICH7R".
                Enabling flash write... OK.
                Found Micron/Numonyx/ST flash chip "M25P80" (1024 kB, SPI) mapped at physical address 0x00000000fff00000.
                No operations were specified.
                

                Did you try 1.2 first? Can you see what the actual flash chip you have is?

                Steve

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                • S
                  Sc0th
                  last edited by Sc0th

                  Hi! Thanks so much for getting back to me, amazed you have not had enough of this thread!

                  [2.6.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.home.arpa]/tmp: flashrom -r rom.orig -p internal
                  flashrom v1.2 on FreeBSD 12.3-STABLE (amd64)
                  flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
                  
                  Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 4, resolution: 1ns).
                  Found chipset "Intel ICH7/ICH7R".
                  Enabling flash write... OK.
                  No EEPROM/flash device found.
                  Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
                  

                  Still the same result.

                  As far as I can make out the BIOS chip reads "25P80V6 GHAAA V5 CHN 636B"

                  The G's could be 6's likewise the B may well be an R, my aging eyes are struggling

                  2022-06-12_10-30-01.PNG

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                  • S
                    Sc0th
                    last edited by

                    Also not promising?

                    Probing for Micron/Numonyx/ST M25P80, 1024 kB: RDID byte 0 parity violation. probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xff, id2 0xffff
                    
                    
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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yeah it's 25P80VG which is the same as I have. What you're seeing look exactly like this:
                      https://forum.netgate.com/post/461855

                      That user was eventually able to read/write the bios using afudos in FreeDOS but to do so he had to add a port on the com2 header. Read forward from that post for the details.
                      Now more than 8 years ago! 😉

                      Steve

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                      • mcdonnjdM
                        mcdonnjd @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 hehe, permanently adding a serial port to the back of the box wasn't hard either, though most people will probably be content to just hook it up temporarily for setup. But it's nice having it there in case it's needed.

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                        • S
                          Sc0th
                          last edited by

                          Thanks folks, I don't have time or patience for that so I think I will stop here, maybe one day I will get around to it :)

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Yup, quite an involved process. And you don't actually need to flash it anyway, it will run pfSense just fine with the default BIOS.

                            Steve

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                            • mr.john 0M
                              mr.john 0
                              last edited by mr.john 0

                              Hello guys
                              I’ve installed pfSense on XTM5 it is working fine but it is seriously LOUD and very much disturbing everyone.

                              Is there anyway to lower the noise of the fan this unit or make it completely silent.

                              PS. I’m from a hot country so average room temperature is around 37 - 39 degree but I don’t see anything in my rack that loud.

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Are you running WGXepc?

                                You can set the system fan speed with that. However 39°C is hot for an IT room. The fans will always be quite loud the keep the CPU running relatively cool. What's the reported CPU core temp?

                                Steve

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                                • mr.john 0M
                                  mr.john 0 @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10 Hi Steve

                                  I have tried to install WGXepc however after installed I'm receiving error message. Have no idea why this is happening, Can you please see attach picture and tell if anything has been done wrong? Thank You

                                  WGXepc.png

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                                  • chpalmerC
                                    chpalmer @mr.john 0
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                                    • chpalmerC
                                      chpalmer @mr.john 0
                                      last edited by

                                      @mr-john-0 said in Watchguard XTM 5 Series:

                                      Go up a few posts to April 26th. I had the same issue.

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Yeah, needs to be the 64bit binary; WGXepc64

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                                        • chpalmerC
                                          chpalmer @stephenw10
                                          last edited by

                                          @stephenw10 He is trying to also put it in -conf which is locked down now as well..

                                          If I read the post right.. Im taking some school for my job and my brain is mush!

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Oh, good point, I keep forgetting that! Put in it /root.

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