MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>
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@thewaterbug said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
(BTW, having two different models with the same digits is really confusing!!!)
Don't get me started on the C-2758 and XG-2758.
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@thewaterbug said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
BTW, having two different models with the same digits is really confusing!!!
Yes, sorry about that. Use the 2.6 memstick installer and install UFS and you should be good to go.
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@stephenw10 said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
@thewaterbug said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
BTW, having two different models with the same digits is really confusing!!!
Yes, sorry about that. Use the 2.6 memstick installer and install UFS and you should be good to go.
Thanks! Installed and running in a sandbox now. I'll wait until after hours to swap it back into Production.
BTW, the documentation at:
https://docs.netgate.com/platforms/minnowboard/pfsense-dual-ethernet.html
should probably be updated to include:
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Instructions to choose any option other than ZFS!
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A note about pressing F2 to set the firmware to boot from the USB drive. I'm 99% sure I did not change this from its default after I bought this in 2018, but it was set with the USB drive at the bottom of the list, and it would not boot from the installer.
Right now the instructions are way too simple, e.g. "Follow the prompts to install pfSense software."
I've spent 2.5 days fighting with this box now.
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I agree. I'll get something added in there. Thanks
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@rcoleman-netgate said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
@thewaterbug said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
(BTW, having two different models with the same digits is really confusing!!!)
Don't get me started on the C-2758 and XG-2758.
And don't forget the PCEngines APU that was sold as the Netgate APU2, not to be confused with the PCEngines APU2. Of course no one would get that confused because pfsense now reports it as an APU.
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To be fair the APU2 didn't exist at that time. Neither did the APU4.
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If you're working on documentation, you may want to add to the SG-1100 usb/serial console instructions, driver installation instruction section, for macOS:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-1100/connect-to-console.html
that, on any modern version of macOS, the Prolific driver needs to be explicitly enabled in System Preferences: Security & Privacy after installation. Otherwise it won't load.
The Prolific driver page does mention it in the fine print:
https://prolificusa.com/product/pl2303gl-8-pin-usb-uart-bridge-controller/
but I missed it the first time, and I spent a few hours trying to figure out why I couldn't get a console up, despite I knew for 100% sure that I'd done it before. But last time was a few years ago, before my Mac required driver signing.
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@thewaterbug said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
If you're working on documentation
The best bet for documentation corrections/changes it to open a redmine for it.
https://redmine.pfsense.org/ -
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@stephenw10 said in MBT-2220 Fresh Install (22.05/2.6CE) Hangs at Mountroot>:
I agree. I'll get something added in there. Thanks
I see it! Thanks! I'll probably forget all about this and have to read it again next time I have to install.
