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    SG-5100 takes over 20 minutes to boot after eMMC failure

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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 yeah I think usb connected rings a bell..

      Ordering that now, and can switch over when 24.03 comes out..

      An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
      If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
      Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
      SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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      • NogBadTheBadN
        NogBadTheBad @johnpoz
        last edited by NogBadTheBad

        @johnpoz It is:-

        Screenshot 2024-02-08 at 16.57.07.png

        I have the ADI PDF if you want a copy?

        Andy

        1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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        • dennypageD
          dennypage
          last edited by

          Not the ADI variant, but the Silicom version can be found here.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            I would expect them to be identical.

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @stephenw10
              last edited by

              The ssd should be here in a couple of days.. If I get ambitious, maybe move to it sooner.. But prob just wait til 24.03 comes out - which hopefully will be on schedule and not that far away ;)

              An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
              If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
              Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
              SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                🤞

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10 hahaha - yeah maybe I should knock on some wood when I put that out into the universe, hahahah

                  An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                  If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                  Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                  • NogBadTheBadN
                    NogBadTheBad @johnpoz
                    last edited by

                    @johnpoz Have you opened up your 4680 yet ?

                    The reseller in the UK opened up mine to put in the drive, when I opened it up to pop in a wireless card, one of the screws spins round in the case as its steel screw mating to an aluminium thread.

                    Bit of a design fault IMO.

                    Andy

                    1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Hmm, not seen that myself. But those are small screws in to Alu as you say. Easy to over-torque if you're not careful or using the wrong tool.

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @NogBadTheBad
                        last edited by johnpoz

                        @NogBadTheBad Nope never even thought about opening it ;)

                        But this emmc failures got me thinking can't hurt to move to ssd, I don't currently have any plans of updating my 4860.. But for a few bucks and extra few minutes during what is normal down time anyway - if that "could maybe" give me a couple extra years before I have to pull the trigger on something new.. Well worth it I say.

                        I am still on the look out for my unicorn switch, since my sg300 is getting a bit long in the tooth as well.

                        Something that is multigig, like 24 some ports, fanless - very low power consumption, but also have a few poe ports to get rid of my injectors for my APs... For like couple hundred I would be all over it.. But seems like I am hunting unicorns with those wish list items - heheh

                        An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                        If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                        Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                        SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Yeah let me know if you find that switch. 😉

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                          • johnpozJ
                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10 yeah... I think asking a bit much, especially at that price point, but I prob pull the trigger even that 400 something mark if it had all those features..

                            A few combo ports where I could put in sfp+ would be nice too since I am dreaming ;)

                            An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                            If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                            Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                            SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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                              azdeltawye @johnpoz
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                              @johnpoz said in SG-5100 takes over 20 minutes to boot after eMMC failure:

                              @stephenw10 yeah... I think asking a bit much, especially at that price point, but I prob pull the trigger even that 400 something mark if it had all those features..

                              A few combo ports where I could put in sfp+ would be nice too since I am dreaming ;)

                              If you're already invested in the UniFi ecosystem, their switches are great. I got one of these switches awhile back and it rocks!

                              https://store.ui.com/us/en/collections/unifi-switching-standard-power-over-ethernet/products/usw-24-poe

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                              • johnpozJ
                                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @azdeltawye
                                last edited by

                                @azdeltawye said in SG-5100 takes over 20 minutes to boot after eMMC failure:

                                heir switches are great.

                                That wouldn't be my opinion to be honest.. I have had no issues with their APs.. But their switches not so much..

                                Do they have such a unicorn switch - I keep up with their product line.. And everyone of their switches feature sets and operation has been underwhelming to be honest.. And a high price point..

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                                If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                                Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
                                SG-4860 24.11 | Lab VMs 2.8, 24.11

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                                • NogBadTheBadN
                                  NogBadTheBad @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10 said in SG-5100 takes over 20 minutes to boot after eMMC failure:

                                  Yeah let me know if you find that switch. 😉

                                  And me.

                                  Andy

                                  1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                                    ms166
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                                    johnpoz is going for a Transcend TS128GMSA230S. I bought two Transcend TS240GMTS420S they seem to work fine, but for my others SG-5100 I wanted to choose the TS128GMTS430S (ECC enabled I belive) is there a "better" choice when choosing a SSD for the SG-5100?

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      @ms166 said in SG-5100 takes over 20 minutes to boot after eMMC failure:

                                      TS128GMTS430S

                                      That should work fine. I'm not sure how you might define 'better'. You could probably find an SLC drive with better write endurance etc. But it would be waaay more expensive!

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                                      • LarryFahnoeL
                                        LarryFahnoe
                                        last edited by LarryFahnoe

                                        After reading through this thread, my question is about a recommendation for an SSD for the new 4200. Also, I'm assuming that the mmc-utils mentioned https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/disk-lifetime.html#emmc will work on the 4200?

                                        --Larry

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                                          serbus @LarryFahnoe
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                                          Hello!

                                          I have been using the Transcend MLC drives (MSA370, MTS400S) in builds. Their endurance specs (DWPD, TBW) seem to be much better than the 3D NAND drives.

                                          John

                                          Lex parsimoniae

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            It does not, at least currently, because it's also USB connected in the 4200.

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