Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General pfSense Questions
    17 Posts 2 Posters 3.9k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • S
      shimano @stephenw10
      last edited by

      @stephenw10 said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

      /boot/kernel/kernel should be correct.

      Check /boot/defaults/loader.conf which is where the default values are set. Otherwise check /boot/loader.con or /boot/loader.conf.local for anything overriding that.

      Steve

      Hello, thanks for the help, the ideea is my kernel is not in /boot/kernel/kernel anymore :( it only works if i boot from /boot/kernel, how can i fix so my kernel boots from /boot/kernel/kernel the default location ? after the update in order to start my machine i have to stop boot sequence and manually boot from /boot/kernel otherwise it goes a boot loop

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        You can copy the kernel from /boot to /boot/kernel. It's odd to find the kernel in /boot directly though.

        S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • S
          shimano @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 Can you help me with a command please ? everything happened after update from 2.6.0. to 2.7.0

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            At the comand line it would be:

            cp /boot/kernel /boot/kernel/kernel

            It still seems odd you'd have it in /boot directly though. Are you sure that's where you're booting from?

            S 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • S
              shimano @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

              At the comand line it would be:

              cp /boot/kernel /boot/kernel/kernel

              It still seems odd you'd have it in /boot directly though. Are you sure that's where you're booting from?

              Yes 100%, i stop the boot process pressing 3 then i go boot /boot/kernel and my machine boots up,

              I already tried that command and didn't work this is why i asked for some help copying, i get this:

              [2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/: cp /boot/kernel /boot/kernel/kernel
cp: /boot/kernel is a directory (not copied).
[2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/:
              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • S
                shimano @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10

                [2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/: cp -R /boot/kernel /boot/kernel/kernel
cp: /boot/kernel/kernel: Not a directory

[2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/: cp /boot/kernel /boot/kernel/kernel
cp: /boot/kernel is a directory (not copied).
[2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/:
                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Ok, so it is in the kernel directory. Which is where it's supposed to be. That implies it's not trying to boot from there by default.

                  Looks like it;s actually trying to boot /boot/kernel/kernel/kernel then. What did you find in those files are listed above? Is it referencing that sub kernel folder?

                  S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • S
                    shimano @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

                    Ok, so it is in the kernel directory. Which is where it's supposed to be. That implies it's not trying to boot from there by default.

                    Looks like it;s actually trying to boot /boot/kernel/kernel/kernel then. What did you find in those files are listed above? Is it referencing that sub kernel folder?

                    [2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/: cat /boot/defaults/loader.conf | grep boot
exec="echo Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf"
kernel="kernel"         # /boot sub-directory containing kernel and modules
bootfile="kernel"       # Kernel name (possibly absolute path)
loader_conf_files="/boot/device.hints /boot/loader.conf /boot/loader.conf.local"
loader_conf_dirs="/boot/loader.conf.d"
nextboot_conf="/boot/nextboot.conf"
# See rc.conf(5). The entropy_boot_file config variable must agree with the
                                        # cached entropy at boot time
entropy_cache_name="/boot/entropy"      # Set this to the name of the file
entropy_cache_type="boot_entropy_cache" # Required for the kernel to find
                                        # the boot-time entropy cache. This
ram_blacklist_name="/boot/blacklist.txt" # Set this to the name of the file
                                        # microcode update file during boot.
cpu_microcode_name="/boot/firmware/ucode.bin" # Set this to the microcode
acpi_dsdt_name="/boot/acpi_dsdt.aml"
#mdroot_type="md_image"         # Create md(4) disk at boot.
#mdroot_name="/boot/root.img"   # Path to a file containing the image.
#autoboot_delay="10"            # Delay in seconds before autobooting,
#password=""                    # Prevent changes to boot options
#bootlock_password=""           # Prevent booting (see check-password.4th(8))
bootenv_autolist="YES"          # Auto populate the list of ZFS Boot Environments
#beastie_disable="NO"           # Turn the beastie boot menu on and off
#kernels="kernel kernel.old"    # Kernels to display in the boot menu
kernels_autodetect="YES"        # Auto-detect kernel directories in /boot
module_path="/boot/modules;/boot/dtb;/boot/dtb/overlays"        # Set the module search path
#dumpdev="disk1s1b"             # Set a dump device early in the boot process
# The following boot_ variables are enabled by setting them to any value.
# effect as setting the given boot flag (see boot(8)).
#boot_askname=""        # -a: Prompt the user for the name of the root device
#boot_cdrom=""          # -C: Attempt to mount root file system from CD-ROM
#boot_ddb=""            # -d: Instructs the kernel to start in the DDB debugger
#boot_dfltroot=""       # -r: Use the statically configured root file system
#boot_gdb=""            # -g: Selects gdb-remote mode for the kernel debugger
#boot_multicons=""      # -D: Use multiple consoles
#boot_mute=""           # -m: Mute the console
#boot_pause=""          # -p: Pause after each line during device probing
#boot_serial=""         # -h: Use serial console
#boot_single=""         # -s: Start system in single-user mode
#boot_verbose=""        # -v: Causes extra debugging information to be printed
#kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"    # Delay (in ms) of root mount for CAM bus

                    [2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/: cat /boot/loader.conf
                    kern.cam.boot_delay=10000
                    kern.ipc.nmbclusters="1000000"
                    kern.ipc.nmbjumbop="524288"
                    kern.ipc.nmbjumbo9="524288"
                    kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0"
                    kern.geom.label.gptid.enable="0"
                    zfs_load="YES"
                    hw.pci.honor_msi_blacklist="0"
                    kernel=kernel
                    boot_multicons="YES"
                    boot_serial="YES"
                    console="comconsole,efi"
                    comconsole_speed="115200"
                    autoboot_delay="3"
                    hw.hn.vf_transparent="0"
                    hw.hn.use_if_start="1"
                    net.link.ifqmaxlen="128"

                    [2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/: cat /boot/loader.conf.local
cat: /boot/loader.conf.local: No such file or directory

                    Nothing i could find to change at least for my knowledge, are all the settings correct ?

                    I also try to manually boot /boot/kernel/kernel and it dose reboot only /boot/kernel works

                    stephenw10S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @shimano
                      last edited by

                      @shimano said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

                      kernel=kernel

                      Hmm, that's not expected in loader.conf. Did you add it? Try commenting or removing that line from there.

                      S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • S
                        shimano @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

                        @shimano said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

                        kernel=kernel

                        Hmm, that's not expected in loader.conf. Did you add it? Try commenting or removing that line from there.

                        [2.7.0-RELEASE][root@pfSense.shimano.home]/root: cat /boot/loader.conf
kern.cam.boot_delay=10000
kern.ipc.nmbclusters="1000000"
kern.ipc.nmbjumbop="524288"
kern.ipc.nmbjumbo9="524288"
kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0"
kern.geom.label.gptid.enable="0"
zfs_load="YES"
hw.pci.honor_msi_blacklist="0"
#kernel=kernel
b:oot_multicons="YES"
boot_multicons="YES"
boot_serial="YES"
console="comconsole,efi"
comconsole_speed="115200"
autoboot_delay="3"
hw.hn.vf_transparent="0"
hw.hn.use_if_start="1"
net.link.ifqmaxlen="128"

                        I tried to comment the line but still didn't work, i also put a picture on how i manage to boot.

                        WhatsApp Image 2023-07-26 at 03.19.34.jpg

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          If you type show at the loader prompt you can see what values it's trying to use.

                          How does it fail if you try to boot /boot/kernel/kernel ?

                          S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • S
                            shimano @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10 said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

                            If you type show at the loader prompt you can see what values it's trying to use.

                            How does it fail if you try to boot /boot/kernel/kernel ?

                            It starts to boot and instantly reboots hanging in a boot loop

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Ok, well check the output of show to see what it's trying to use.

                              You might consider just installing 2.7 clean and restoring the config though.

                              Steve

                              S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • S
                                shimano @stephenw10
                                last edited by

                                @stephenw10 said in pfsense booting from /boot/kernel/kernel after update from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

                                Ok, well check the output of show to see what it's trying to use.

                                You might consider just installing 2.7 clean and restoring the config though.

                                Steve

                                Seems its the only solution

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GertjanG Gertjan referenced this topic on
                                • First post
                                  Last post
                                Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.