pfSense on Watchguard M370
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@v16v It hard to say, where the BIOS chip is on that board is tbh.
Regards
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First of all I want to say hello to all.
So now I have a M370 unit in my hand and I haven't opened it yet. I have a spare 120GB mSATA SSD and bios passowrd. I have read the thread and I am very confused about how to install pfSense on my M370. Are there any step-by-step guied or at least requirements (such as connecting to unit via ssh or hooking it to a network to access the bios) first things to do list? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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@cNone From memory, put pfSense on USB stick. Insert USB stick.
Connect console cable to console port and ensure your box shows it posting when powered on. Use Putty on Windows or SERIAL on Mac.
Go into M370 BIOS and select boot from USB stick. Install pfSense.https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
https://www.decisivetactics.com/products/serial/
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@Squuiid Ah thank you for the starters, how to monitor this sequence? Connect via ssh with a cisco console cable is OK? An how to put pfSense in a usb stick? Just burn with rufus? And which image?
EDIT: Thanks for your edit, I just need to know which image should I download and how to burn it to a USB.
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@cNone
pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-2.7.2-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz
USB memstick installer (Serial Console)Yes, console cable (not SSH, just terminal)
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@cNone Can you please provide me the password?
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@Mathias-HH You can find the p@sw*rd in this very thread. I have not tested it yet, but I am pretty sure it will work. Just look for a firewall image ;)
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Hi All,
Like many people here, I decided to go ahead and get myself a Firebox to install pfSense (replacing my non-rackmountable pfSense box). I got the M470 and ordered an E3-1260Lv5. I'll do a dump of my BIOS (2017) but in the meantime would it be possible for someone to PM me the updated BIOS (2019)? Would greatly appreciate it!
Cheers!
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@voltaic said in pfSense on Watchguard M370:
Hi All,
Like many people here, I decided to go ahead and get myself a Firebox to install pfSense (replacing my non-rackmountable pfSense box). I got the M470 and ordered an E3-1260Lv5. I'll do a dump of my BIOS (2017) but in the meantime would it be possible for someone to PM me the updated BIOS (2019)? Would greatly appreciate it!
Cheers!
My M470 units have E3-1220 v5 CPU's.
and this the BIOS info ...BIOS
Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
Version: 5.12
Release Date: Fri Apr 13 2018
Boot Method: BIOSI have never had the need to upgrade the BIOS, so I am not even sure if a 2019 version is available from anyone here in the forums.
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Perfect! In that case I'll wait 'til I get my processor and give it a shot as-is.
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@voltaic Also forgot to mention that the BIOS password posted here some time ago ... it works with the M470 units.
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@Mookatroid Too bad WatchGuard! doesn't make it available anywhere...
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Yeah, I went throught the thread already so BIOS password isn't an issue. I've already dd dumped the existing OS off the 16GB mSATA drive and test installed pfSense on it. It's all working as expected. I'm waiting for my bigger mSATA drive to arrive tomorrow and will reinstall pfSense on it and bring over my config from my J4125 mini-PC/router. Next will be CPU and RAM upgrade before going in my rack.
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So today I got my Xeon E3-1260Lv5 processor and the unit doesn't POST. I don't know how loud the buzzer is on the motherboard if/when POST error occurs, but it sounds like it's a continuous faint beep beep beep... I tried clearing the CMOS via jumper and battery to no avail.
Putting back the original CPU works fine. I only have one stick of RAM (the original one), so I don' tknow if the CPU expects 2 stick. I should be getting my 16Gb sticks next week so I'll re-test when I get those.
Just curious if anyone else experienced this sort of behavior. Again, my BIOS is dated 2017.
Thanks in advanced.
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Mmm I think the M370 actually has a different chipset than the M4/5/670. There were a few posts earlier in the thread about it not booting Xeon CPUs.
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@stephenw10 said in pfSense on Watchguard M370:
Mmm I think the M370 actually has a different chipset than the M4/5/670. There were a few posts earlier in the thread about it not booting Xeon CPUs.
The unit I'm refering to is a M470 with the C236 chipset.
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Oh. Hmm, I'd expect it to work. Is the CPU known good? Can you test it in something else?
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@stephenw10 said in pfSense on Watchguard M370:
Oh. Hmm, I'd expect it to work. Is the CPU known good? Can you test it in something else?
It's an eBay-sourced CPU so yeah, we never know! Pretty sure most of my boards are LGA1150 or older... 'cept maybe the system I used in my arcade cabinet. I'll check tonight.
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Just a quick update... I tried the E3-1260Lv5 in a Q370-based motherboard. It too didn't POST so I'll mark this as a bad CPU. Thankfully I purposely didn't shell out a lot of $ for it (18USD). Eventually, I'll try to source the same CPU from a more reliable source (i.e. from someone in NA, not China).
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Has anyone tried to get the PCI-E port working on the M370? I have a custom F2F cable made up, and a X520 attached but its not being detected in esxi at all. The card itself lights up and flashes with DAC connected but that it.
lspci doesnt show anything but testing the card in a HPE server works fine with the DAC so I know its compatible any ideas?
