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    Hard reset & console reset not working any other options?

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      beardedguy @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10
      is there a process i can follow? thx.

      additional info...

      fsck -y /

      ** /dev/ufsid/6172db556b40a343 (NO WRITE)
      ** SU+J Recovering /dev/ufsid/6172db556b40a343

      USE JOURNAL? no

      Skipping journal, falling through to full fsck
      ** Last Mounted on /
      ** Root file system
      ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes
      ** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames
      ** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity
      ** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts
      UNREF FILE I=92974 OWNER=root MODE=100666
      SIZE=0 MTIME=Jul 17 09:06 2024

      CLEAR? no

      ** Phase 5 - Check Cyl groups
      FREE BLK COUNT(S) WRONG IN SUPERBLK
      SALVAGE? no

      SUMMARY INFORMATION BAD
      SALVAGE? no

      BLK(S) MISSING IN BIT MAPS
      SALVAGE? no

      59367 files, 1015804 used, 807162 free (8402 frags, 99845 blocks, 0.5% fragmentation)

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @beardedguy
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        @beardedguy said in Hard reset & console reset not working any other options?:

        ** /dev/ufsid/6172db556b40a343 (NO WRITE)

        That's not expected. Does it show that every time you run fsck?

        That ufsid implies you're running UFS not ZFS so there are no snapshots.

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          beardedguy @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10
          it shows that every time, i run fsck. expect it is UFS.

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Hmm, how old is that 2100 is it a max? It's possible the emmc has gone read only if it's booting from that.

            Try booting normally then drop to the shell and create a file. If there are no errors, reboot and see if it's still there.

            Ultimately you can try reinstalling from the recovery image.

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              beardedguy @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10
              the 2100 is apx 1.5 yrs old and is not a max.
              I'm not familiar with the shell commands, could you let me know which commends to enter or provide a link to shell commands? unable to find what I'm looking for. sry

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                SteveITS Galactic Empire @beardedguy
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                @beardedguy Something like:

                ls -l /myfile.txt
                (should not already be there)

                echo x > /myfile.txt

                ls -l /myfile.txt
                (should be there now)

                [reboot]

                ls -l /myfile.txt
                (should still be there)

                (delete with "rm /myfiletxt")

                Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
                When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
                Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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                  beardedguy @SteveITS
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                  @SteveITS

                  Enter an option: ^A^ZYou have stopped jobs.
                  [1] + Suspended /etc/rc.initial

                  ls -l /myfile.txt

                  -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2 Jul 17 10:39 /myfile.txt

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Use menu option 8 to hit the shell. That should still work.

                    Then run: touch test.txt

                    If no error is shown check it's actually there and the date is correct with ls -ls

                    Reboot and check it's still there.

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                      beardedguy @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10
                      [23.09.1-RELEASE][root@]/root: touch test.txt
                      [23.09.1-RELEASE][root@]/root: ls -ls
                      total 12352
                      4 -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 1011 Dec 6 2023 .cshrc
                      0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jul 16 14:34 .hushlogin
                      4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 68 Dec 6 2023 .k5login
                      4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 316 Dec 6 2023 .login
                      4 -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 1199 Jul 16 14:34 .profile
                      4 -rw------- 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 13 18:18 .rnd
                      4 -rw------- 1 root wheel 503 Jul 17 10:49 .sh_history
                      4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2143 Jul 16 14:34 .shrc
                      4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 3410 Jul 16 14:34 .tcshrc
                      1408 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1381843 Mar 5 2023 packetcapture.cap
                      0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Mar 5 2023 packetcapture.start
                      10912 -rw------- 1 root wheel 11128832 Dec 19 2022 pkg-static.core
                      0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jul 17 10:52 test.txt
                      [23.09.1-RELEASE][root@]/root:

                      reboot

                      Enter an option: ^A^ZYou have stopped jobs.
                      [1] + Suspended /etc/rc.initial

                      ls -l /test.txt

                      ls: /test.txt: No such file or directory

                      /myfile.txt

                      -sh: /myfile.txt: Permission denied

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                        SteveITS Galactic Empire @beardedguy
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                        @beardedguy
                        Your commands show you created text.txt while you were in /root/ directory but looked for it in the top level: "ls -l /test.txt"...try "ls -l /root/text.txt" instead.

                        For reference, "ls" shows the directory LiSting, "-l" is "long" format meaning it shows file sizes and uses columns.

                        "/myfile.txt" by itself would try to run that as a command which is why you got the error.

                        Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
                        When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
                        Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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                          beardedguy @SteveITS
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                          @SteveITS good catch . . thanks.

                          [23.09.1-RELEASE][root@]/root: touch test.txt
                          [23.09.1-RELEASE][root@]/root: ls -ls
                          total 12352
                          4 -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 1011 Dec 6 2023 .cshrc
                          0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jul 16 14:34 .hushlogin
                          4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 68 Dec 6 2023 .k5login
                          4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 316 Dec 6 2023 .login
                          4 -rw-r--r-- 2 root wheel 1199 Jul 16 14:34 .profile
                          4 -rw------- 1 root wheel 1024 Jun 13 18:18 .rnd
                          4 -rw------- 1 root wheel 545 Jul 17 10:55 .sh_history
                          4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2143 Jul 16 14:34 .shrc
                          4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 3410 Jul 16 14:34 .tcshrc
                          1408 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1381843 Mar 5 2023 packetcapture.cap
                          0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Mar 5 2023 packetcapture.start
                          10912 -rw------- 1 root wheel 11128832 Dec 19 2022 pkg-static.core
                          0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jul 17 11:08 test.txt

                          reboot

                          Enter an option: ^A^ZYou have stopped jobs.
                          [1] + Suspended /etc/rc.initial

                          ls -l /root/text.txt

                          ls: /root/text.txt: No such file or directory

                          ls -l /root/test.txt

                          -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Jul 17 11:08 /root/test.txt

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            Hmm, then I would try to recover to 24.03 dircetly and see if it shows errors installing. You should be able to recover the config at the same time.

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                              beardedguy @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10
                              thanks, is there a process I can follow?

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                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/netgate-2100/reinstall-pfsense.html

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                                  beardedguy @stephenw10
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                                  @stephenw10
                                  i'm going though installation process and its requesting network connection

                                  Verifying the Internet connection...
                                  Trying to reach the Netgate Servers, please wait

                                  i have internet on my laptop connected to console port. any suggestions?

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                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                    You need to have the 2100 WAN connected to something valid so it can reach the pkg servers to install the latest version.

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                                      beardedguy @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10
                                      back up and running, thanks for the help, excellent support!

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                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                        Ah, great result! 👍

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                                          beardedguy
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                                          to prevent this kind of problem in the future I am looking for a UPS compatible with the NUT package on the 2100. is there a recommended UPS?

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                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            There isn't a Netgate recommended UPS.

                                            If you ask in the UPS tools sub though I'm sure you'll get some.

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