Update from 23.05.1 to 23.09 End's in Error

stephenw10

Hmm, that's a curious error. What are you installing on there? What hardware? What drive?

Tschudler

@stephenw10
Hardware
cpu: AMD G-T40E Processor (1000.03-MHz K8-class CPU)
Drive:
ada0: KingFast O1229A ACS-2ATA SATA 3.x device
Additionally…It also known as PC-Alix 2d (or so)…

Hope, that helps and please let me know, if you need more info‘s.

Kindly regards
Diego

stephenw10

It's an APU. The ALIX was their much older 32bit Via based device.

But that's an aside! That should be fine. I have exactly that combination here:

[23.09-RELEASE][admin@apu.stevew.lan]/root: sysctl hw.model
hw.model: AMD G-T40E Processor
[23.09-RELEASE][admin@apu.stevew.lan]/root: geom disk list ada0
Geom name: ada0
Providers:
1. Name: ada0
   Mediasize: 30016659456 (28G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Mode: r2w2e7
   descr: INTEL SSDMCEAC030B3
   lunid: 55cd2e404be963ff
   ident: CVLI448600Z4030H
   rotationrate: 0
   fwsectors: 63
   fwheads: 16

For some reason it cannot write out the updated boot loader. It's not mounting the EFI partion as read write by the looks of it. But the APU is not a UEFI system....

Try looking at: geom part list ada0
And: mount -p

Steve

Tschudler

@stephenw10 said in Update from 23.05.1 to 23.09 End's in Error:

geom part list ada0

Geom name: ada0
modified: false
state: OK
fwheads: 16
fwsectors: 63
last: 31277191
first: 40
entries: 128
scheme: GPT
Providers:
1. Name: ada0p1
   Mediasize: 524288 (512K)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 20480
   Mode: r0w0e0
   efimedia: HD(1,GPT,6375eedb-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4,0x28,0x400)
   rawuuid: 6375eedb-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4
   rawtype: 83bd6b9d-7f41-11dc-be0b-001560b84f0f
   label: gptboot0
   length: 524288
   offset: 20480
   type: freebsd-boot
   index: 1
   end: 1063
   start: 40
2. Name: ada0p2
   Mediasize: 2147483648 (2.0G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 1048576
   Mode: r1w1e0
   efimedia: HD(2,GPT,63940663-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4,0x800,0x400000)
   rawuuid: 63940663-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4
   rawtype: 516e7cb5-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b
   label: swap0
   length: 2147483648
   offset: 1048576
   type: freebsd-swap
   index: 2
   end: 4196351
   start: 2048
3. Name: ada0p3
   Mediasize: 13865320448 (13G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 2148532224
   Mode: r1w1e1
   efimedia: HD(3,GPT,63a69489-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4,0x400800,0x19d3800)
   rawuuid: 63a69489-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4
   rawtype: 516e7cba-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b
   label: zfs0
   length: 13865320448
   offset: 2148532224
   type: freebsd-zfs
   index: 3
   end: 31277055
   start: 4196352
Consumers:
1. Name: ada0
   Mediasize: 16013942784 (15G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Mode: r2w2e3

zroot/ROOT/default      /                       zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
devfs                   /dev                    devfs   rw              0 0
zroot/tmp               /tmp                    zfs     rw,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls     0 0
zroot/var               /var                    zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
zroot                   /zroot                  zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
zroot/reservation       /zroot/reservation      zfs     rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
zroot/ROOT/default/var_cache_pkg /var/cache/pkg         zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
zroot/ROOT/default/var_db_pkg /var/db/pkg               zfs     rw,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nfsv4acls      0 0
tmpfs                   /var/run                tmpfs   rw              0 0
/lib                    /var/unbound/lib        nullfs  ro,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
devfs                   /var/unbound/dev        devfs   rw              0 0
/var/log/pfblockerng    /var/unbound/var/log/pfblockerng nullfs rw,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
/usr/local/share/GeoIP  /var/unbound/usr/local/share/GeoIP nullfs       ro,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
devfs                   /var/dhcpd/dev          devfs   rw              0 0
/usr/local/bin          /var/unbound/usr/local/bin nullfs       ro,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0
/usr/local/lib          /var/unbound/usr/local/lib nullfs       ro,noatime,nfsv4acls    0 0

Until Today, I haven't some Problem for installing...

Tschudler

@stephenw10
Please excuse me for not answering properly (not with the necessary decorum) and allow me to ask one final question.
As I understand it now, this is the first time that such a "strange" error has occurred (I didn't find anything in the search).
If I interpret your answers correctly, the smartest thing to do would be to reinstall the Pfsense.
Is my assumption correct?
Thank you very much for your answer and thank you again for the answers already given.
Best wishes from (no longer) sunny Switzerland
Diego

stephenw10

What do you see from: sysctl machdep.bootmethod

Edit: also what do you see from: geom part list without restricting it to ada0.

Tschudler

Hy Steve,

Response for sysctl machdep.bootmethod

machdep.bootmethod: BIOS

Response for geom part list

eom name: ada0
modified: false
state: OK
fwheads: 16
fwsectors: 63
last: 31277191
first: 40
entries: 128
scheme: GPT
Providers:
1. Name: ada0p1
   Mediasize: 524288 (512K)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 20480
   Mode: r0w0e0
   efimedia: HD(1,GPT,6375eedb-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4,0x28,0x400)
   rawuuid: 6375eedb-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4
   rawtype: 83bd6b9d-7f41-11dc-be0b-001560b84f0f
   label: gptboot0
   length: 524288
   offset: 20480
   type: freebsd-boot
   index: 1
   end: 1063
   start: 40
2. Name: ada0p2
   Mediasize: 2147483648 (2.0G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 1048576
   Mode: r1w1e0
   efimedia: HD(2,GPT,63940663-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4,0x800,0x400000)
   rawuuid: 63940663-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4
   rawtype: 516e7cb5-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b
   label: swap0
   length: 2147483648
   offset: 1048576
   type: freebsd-swap
   index: 2
   end: 4196351
   start: 2048
3. Name: ada0p3
   Mediasize: 13865320448 (13G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 2148532224
   Mode: r1w1e1
   efimedia: HD(3,GPT,63a69489-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4,0x400800,0x19d3800)
   rawuuid: 63a69489-7afe-11e9-90c3-000db93411e4
   rawtype: 516e7cba-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b
   label: zfs0
   length: 13865320448
   offset: 2148532224
   type: freebsd-zfs
   index: 3
   end: 31277055
   start: 4196352
Consumers:
1. Name: ada0
   Mediasize: 16013942784 (15G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Mode: r2w2e3

Geom name: da0
modified: false
state: OK
fwheads: 255
fwsectors: 63
last: 3970047
first: 1
entries: 4
scheme: MBR
Providers:
1. Name: da0s1
   Mediasize: 819200 (800K)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 512
   Mode: r0w0e0
   efimedia: HD(1,MBR,0x90909090,0x1,0x640)
   rawtype: 239
   length: 819200
   offset: 512
   type: efi
   index: 1
   end: 1600
   start: 1
2. Name: da0s2
   Mediasize: 755507200 (721M)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 819712
   Mode: r0w0e0
   efimedia: HD(2,MBR,0x90909090,0x641,0x168410)
   attrib: active
   rawtype: 165
   length: 755507200
   offset: 819712
   type: freebsd
   index: 2
   end: 1477200
   start: 1601
3. Name: da0s3
   Mediasize: 37748736 (36M)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 756326912
   Mode: r0w0e0
   efimedia: HD(3,MBR,0x90909090,0x168a51,0x12000)
   rawtype: 11
   length: 37748736
   offset: 756326912
   type: fat32
   index: 3
   end: 1550928
   start: 1477201
Consumers:
1. Name: da0
   Mediasize: 2032664576 (1.9G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Mode: r0w0e0

Geom name: da0s2
modified: false
state: OK
fwheads: 255
fwsectors: 63
last: 1475599
first: 0
entries: 8
scheme: BSD
Providers:
1. Name: da0s2a
   Mediasize: 755499008 (721M)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 827904
   Mode: r0w0e0
   rawtype: 7
   length: 755499008
   offset: 8192
   type: freebsd-ufs
   index: 1
   end: 1475599
   start: 16
Consumers:
1. Name: da0s2
   Mediasize: 755507200 (721M)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Stripesize: 0
   Stripeoffset: 819712
   Mode: r0w0e0

The SD Card is/was for backup purposes.

Thanks and Kindly regards
Diego

stephenw10

Ok, it's because you have that SD card in there and it has an EFI partition that is read-only. That's the installer image on that SD card I assume?

Remove the card and retest.

Tschudler

Hey Steve,

many thanks... That was the solution... I don't know why it has Yet a problem with the SD Card.
The Update is successfull done.

Many thanks Steve, for your help.
Top...

Greetings
Diego

stephenw10

It's because the install image is multiboot, it has an EFI partition and loader, but the APU is not UEFI so the installed image on the SSD does not. The upgrade script looks for an EFI partition to update the loader and the only one on the system is on the SD card. It wouldn't happen on a UEFI system.
But that seems like a bug. It shouldn't really do that.

Steve

https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14983