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    Amber light after Netgate 4100 firmware upgrade

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    • JonathanLeeJ
      JonathanLee
      last edited by

      Try running pkg clean and pkg update and pkg upgrade on command line

      Make sure to upvote

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        smartcall @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 I tried this already

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          The board has some internal diagnostic LEDs near the console port. If it is powering up correctly it should look like:
          cordoba-diag-leds.jpg

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            smartcall @stephenw10
            last edited by

            @stephenw10 It looks like the one on your image
            IMG_2360.jpeg

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Hmm, not a hardware power problem then.

              If you just leave it powered does it eventually do anything?

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                smartcall @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 I left it overnight - nothing

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Hmm 😞

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                    NOCling
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                    Do you try to remove the SSD and use the eMMC Flash?

                    Netgate 6100 & Netgate 2100

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                      smartcall @NOCling
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                      @NOCling No, It doesn't show any BIOS/boot related messages in the serial console. Just a black screen.

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                      • arriA
                        arri
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                        Same here, a 4100 Base where the eMMC wore out. The power was probably pulled on it by unknowing techs as well. I was able to boot from USB installer once to verify I could. After purchasing an appropriate NVMe and trying again to boot the installer I got nothing. No console, just the same leds on the board as above and an orange circle of death.

                        It just won't post now. I tried leaving the cmos battery out for a day to no avail.

                        Long pressing the power button will get the board mounted led's to do a little dance with the reset light but it always ends up back in this same state with no console output.

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                          smartcall @arri
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                          @arri Unfortunately I haven't been able to solve the issue on my end so far. So now I have an expensive appliance sitting in my drawer.
                          I'd appreciate if you post a solution in case you ever find one.

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                          • arriA
                            arri @smartcall
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                            @smartcall Will do.

                            At present, given multiple young but out of warranty Netgate hardware of mine that are becoming unrecoverable the only reason I was buying Netgate hardware in the first place is no the case.

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