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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      Dobby_ @Wastapi
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      @wastapi

      • Download the VGA image
      • make sure the USB stick is empty and no volume
        or format on that stick is existing (perhaps you wipe
        it under windows or macOS)
      • start Balena etcher chose the image and write it
        to that USB stick

      Your USB stick should be matching to the USB version in
      your computer v. 2.0 stick > v. 2.0 port and in the BIOS should be not set up "USB legacy mode" because that is
      often the problem with USB keyboards and USB sticks.

      If you have a free SSD/HDD present with nothing more
      on it I mean no other partitions or formats it might be
      the best option. Try again the installation.

      If all will be not really running out of the box you could retry it again by disabling all unneeded things in that computer such ports devices and install over serial
      console cable from your mac, if you have one present,
      but then you must choose the memstick serial
      image, only for being sure that the video card is not
      that problem during the install.

      #~. @Dobby

      Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
      PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
      PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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        Wastapi
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        @dobby_
        Thanks for your detailed response!

        There is nothing about USB legacy mode or version in my BIOS. Weird. But I DO agree, it is crazy that no USB stick is bootable! At the present time, I just want to boot something from a key and it does not work. :/

        This update crash REALLY seem this update screwed up my machine. not sure where to start from at this point.

        I am a point where I may start shopping for a miniPC and move on with my life. :/

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          Dobby_ @Wastapi
          last edited by

          @wastapi

          Really sad to hear from you, but anyway, if you are
          buying a miniPC you should be perhaps have a look
          on if it is supporting pfSense out of the box, not
          running again into that case.

          #~. @Dobby

          Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
          PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
          PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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            Wastapi @Dobby_
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            @dobby_
            It worked for 3 years non stop. And before that it was accepting this particular usb stick as it was our backup in case we needed to restore.
            I don’t understand what happened during this update to render it so unusable.

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              Wastapi @Dobby_
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              @Dobby_
              So I purchased this. https://a.co/d/8pTeH9O

              There are no instructions in the box.

              Hoping I can EASILY reinstall pfsense from scratch and use my latest configuration backup for a quick setup.

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                rcoleman-netgate Netgate @Wastapi
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                @Wastapi instructions:
                plug in monitor
                keyboard
                USB drive
                power

                do things

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                  Dobby_ @Wastapi
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                  @Wastapi said in Latest update failed - caught in login loop:

                  So I purchased this. https://a.co/d/8pTeH9O

                  Cool box, so I am really pretty sure you will be having fun with it together with pfSense.

                  As I was reading this from many other users, I would get hands on really good thermal paste an put some on the CPU, to getting something around 10 C°
                  cooler against the factory paste.

                  #~. @Dobby

                  Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                  PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                  PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                    Wastapi @Dobby_
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                    @Dobby_ mmm I had not read about this. Please share links. I am not sure I want to void my warranty.

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                      Dobby_ @Wastapi
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                      @Wastapi said in Latest update failed - caught in login loop:

                      mmm I had not read about this. Please share links. I am not sure I want to void my warranty.

                      Thermal paste will be something you will be renewing for time to time again and again,
                      otherwise you will be running in some heating
                      problems, and this is more or less with any computers except servers that comes sorted
                      with an thermal pad.

                      Stay patient I will search the forum for find them back.

                      #~. @Dobby

                      Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
                      PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
                      PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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                        Wastapi @Dobby_
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                        @Dobby_
                        Ok. I was able to install it on the network. Breath of fresh air.

                        Yet do I have to set it up from scratch or I can restore from a backup? Even if it’s completely different machine with different interfaces etc?

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