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    pfSense CE 2.8.0 upgrade stalls after reboot and gets stuck in Stage 2

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Well there you can see it's set to serial console only and you're looking at the EFI console.

      @oldhome7 said in pfSense CE 2.8.0 upgrade stalls after reboot and gets stuck when loading:

      I do have the serial ports disabled in the BIOS

      Try enabling one.

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      • i386DXI
        i386DX @nvt-150
        last edited by

        @nvt-150 said in pfSense CE 2.8.0 upgrade stalls after reboot and gets stuck when loading:

        Screen of the point where the server just reboots:

        Same here on HPE Microserver Gen10 plus. 2.8.0 just reboots after reporting efi framebuffer information:
        snap.jpg

        Setting the server to legacy bios mode and reinstalling works fine but then it can't boot nvme disks and I would prefer not having to replace the hdd on all hpe machines.

        @stephenw10 do you have any suggestions on how to get some output on why it is rebooting? What I've (unsuccessfully) tried so far:
        2.8.0 clean install with netgate installer iso
        enabling single user mode
        enabling verbose mode
        setting console=efi
        setting copy_staging enable

        Thank you for your support

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          There are two things I have seen make a difference there when we hit this in a VM and I'm not sure why either did but worth testing.

          Enabling a serial port if you don't have one.

          Escaping to the loader prompt then running boot from there. Which should be identical but...

          If either makes any difference then we have at least shown it's the same issue.

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            nvt-150 @i386DX
            last edited by

            @i386DX Have any luck connecting a monitor?

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            • i386DXI
              i386DX @nvt-150
              last edited by

              @nvt-150 nope, this was with a monitor connected to the vga port, I've not tried attaching to the dp output yet but I do not think it will make a difference.

              @stephenw10 I managed to get the system to boot up correctly just by (I think) disabling the efi console at the bootloader prompt:
              set console=comconsole
              boot

              Note that this hardware has virtual console port you can interact to by connecting ilo via ssh then running the VSP command.
              I see serial console output until the 'Bootup complete' message, then there is no cli on virtual serial port, however i see the cli as usual on the vga screen and I can interact normally via both physical keyboard and ilo integrated remote console.
              It was my understanding that console=comconsole would not provide a video console, but adding it to /boot/loader.conf.local fixed the problem for me.

              Console output for reference

              OK set console=comconsole
              OK boot
              Loading kernel...
              /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x1a9888 text=0x1014f68 text=0xeb1c04 data=0x180+0xe80 data=0x250280+0x3afd80 0x8+0x1d8ff8+0x8+0x1ef881
              Loading configured modules...
              can't find '/etc/hostid'
              /boot/kernel/zfs.ko size 0x60a278 at 0x2fc9000
              /boot/kernel/opensolaris.ko size 0x1e2a8 at 0x35d4000
              /boot/entropy size=0x1000
              staging 0x57800000 (not copying) tramp 0x6f5fe000 PT4 0x6f5f5000
              Start @ 0xffffffff803aa000 ...
              EFI framebuffer information:
              addr, size     0x84000000, 0x300000
              dimensions     1024 x 768
              stride         1024
              masks          0x00ff0000, 0x0000ff00, 0x000000ff, 0xff000000
              GDB: no debug ports present
              KDB: debugger backends: ddb
              KDB: current backend: ddb
              ---<<BOOT>>---
              Copyright (c) 1992-2024 The FreeBSD Project.
              Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
                      The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
              FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
              FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT #1 RELENG_2_8_0-n256081-401ec5f685b9: Wed May 21 23:53:51 UTC 2025
                  root@freebsd:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-CE-snapshots-2_8_0-main/obj/amd64/0q9vjGjc/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-CE-snapshots-2_8_0-main/sources/FreeBSD-src-RELENG_2_8_0/amd64.amd64/sys/pfSense amd64
              FreeBSD clang version 19.1.5 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-19.1.5-0-gab4b5a2db582)
              VT(efifb): resolution 1024x768
              CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G5420 CPU @ 3.80GHz (3800.00-MHz K8-class CPU)
                Origin="GenuineIntel"  Id=0x906ea  Family=0x6  Model=0x9e  Stepping=10
                Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
                Features2=0x4ffaebbf<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,SDBG,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOVBE,POPCNT,TSCDLT,AESNI,XSAVE,OSXSAVE,RDRAND>
                AMD Features=0x2c100800<SYSCALL,NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM>
                AMD Features2=0x121<LAHF,ABM,Prefetch>
                Structured Extended Features=0x2946683<FSGSBASE,TSCADJ,SMEP,ERMS,INVPCID,NFPUSG,MPX,RDSEED,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,PROCTRACE>
                Structured Extended Features3=0xbc002e00<MCUOPT,MD_CLEAR,TSXFA,IBPB,STIBP,L1DFL,ARCH_CAP,SSBD>
                XSAVE Features=0xf<XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XINUSE,XSAVES>
                IA32_ARCH_CAPS=0xa000c04<RSBA>
                VT-x: PAT,HLT,MTF,PAUSE,EPT,UG,VPID
                TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics
              real memory  = 8589934592 (8192 MB)
              avail memory = 8067420160 (7693 MB)
              Event timer "LAPIC" quality 600
              ACPI APIC Table: <HPE    Server  >
              FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 4 CPUs
              FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s) x 2 hardware threads
              random: registering fast source Intel Secure Key RNG
              random: fast provider: "Intel Secure Key RNG"
              random: unblocking device.
              ioapic0 <Version 2.0> irqs 0-119
              Launching APs: 1 2 3
              TCP_ratelimit: Is now initialized
              ipw_bss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE.
              ipw_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
              module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_bss_fw, 0xffffffff80758a00, 0) error 1
              ipw_ibss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE.
              ipw_ibss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
              module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_ibss_fw, 0xffffffff80758ab0, 0) error 1
              ipw_monitor: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE.
              ipw_monitor: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
              module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_monitor_fw, 0xffffffff80758b60, 0) error 1
              iwi_bss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE.
              iwi_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
              module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (iwi_bss_fw, 0xffffffff807781d0, 0) error 1
              iwi_ibss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE.
              iwi_ibss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
              module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (iwi_ibss_fw, 0xffffffff80778280, 0) error 1
              iwi_monitor: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi.LICENSE.
              iwi_monitor: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
              module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (iwi_monitor_fw, 0xffffffff80778330, 0) error 1
              random: entropy device external interface
              wlan: mac acl policy registered
              kbd1 at kbdmux0
              WARNING: Device "spkr" is Giant locked and may be deleted before FreeBSD 15.0.
              efirtc0: <EFI Realtime Clock>
              efirtc0: registered as a time-of-day clock, resolution 1.000000s
              netgate0: <unknown hardware>
              netgate0: version: 0.1
              smbios0: <System Management BIOS> at iomem 0x6883b000-0x6883b017
              smbios0: Version: 3.1
              acpi0: <HPE Server>
              acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
              attimer0: <AT timer> port 0x40-0x43,0x50-0x53 irq 0 on acpi0
              Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
              Event timer "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 100
              hpet0: <High Precision Event Timer> iomem 0xfed00000-0xfed003ff on acpi0
              Timecounter "HPET" frequency 24000000 Hz quality 950
              Event timer "HPET" frequency 24000000 Hz quality 550
              Event timer "HPET1" frequency 24000000 Hz quality 440
              Event timer "HPET2" frequency 24000000 Hz quality 440
              Event timer "HPET3" frequency 24000000 Hz quality 440
              Event timer "HPET4" frequency 24000000 Hz quality 440
              Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 900
              acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x508-0x50b on acpi0
              apei0: <ACPI Platform Error Interface> on acpi0
              acpi_syscontainer0: <System Container> on acpi0
              pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff numa-domain 0 on acpi0
              pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib0
              pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 1.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib1
              nvme0: <Generic NVMe Device> mem 0x80500000-0x8053ffff,0x80540000-0x8057ffff at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci1
              xhci0: <Intel Cannon Lake USB 3.1 controller> mem 0x80600000-0x8060ffff at device 20.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              xhci0: 32 bytes context size, 64-bit DMA
              usbus0 numa-domain 0 on xhci0
              usbus0: 5.0Gbps Super Speed USB v3.0
              pci0: <memory, RAM> at device 20.2 (no driver attached)
              pci0: <simple comms> at device 22.0 (no driver attached)
              pci0: <simple comms> at device 22.4 (no driver attached)
              pcib2: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 27.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib2
              pcib3: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 28.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci3: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib3
              igb0: <Intel(R) I350 (Copper)> port 0x2060-0x207f mem 0x80300000-0x803fffff,0x8040c000-0x8040ffff at device 0.0 numa-domain 0 on pci3
              igb0: EEPROM V1.63-0 Option ROM V1-b2529-p0 eTrack 0x8000108f
              igb0: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
              igb0: Using 2 RX queues 2 TX queues
              igb0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 3 vectors
              igb0: Ethernet address: 94:40:c9:ed:58:96
              igb0: netmap queues/slots: TX 2/1024, RX 2/1024
              igb1: <Intel(R) I350 (Copper)> port 0x2040-0x205f mem 0x80200000-0x802fffff,0x80408000-0x8040bfff at device 0.1 numa-domain 0 on pci3
              igb1: EEPROM V1.63-0 Option ROM V1-b2529-p0 eTrack 0x8000108f
              igb1: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
              igb1: Using 2 RX queues 2 TX queues
              igb1: Using MSI-X interrupts with 3 vectors
              igb1: Ethernet address: 94:40:c9:ed:58:97
              igb1: netmap queues/slots: TX 2/1024, RX 2/1024
              igb2: <Intel(R) I350 (Copper)> port 0x2020-0x203f mem 0x80100000-0x801fffff,0x80404000-0x80407fff at device 0.2 numa-domain 0 on pci3
              igb2: EEPROM V1.63-0 Option ROM V1-b2529-p0 eTrack 0x8000108f
              igb2: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
              igb2: Using 2 RX queues 2 TX queues
              igb2: Using MSI-X interrupts with 3 vectors
              igb2: Ethernet address: 94:40:c9:ed:58:98
              igb2: netmap queues/slots: TX 2/1024, RX 2/1024
              igb3: <Intel(R) I350 (Copper)> port 0x2000-0x201f mem 0x80000000-0x800fffff,0x80400000-0x80403fff at device 0.3 numa-domain 0 on pci3
              igb3: EEPROM V1.63-0 Option ROM V1-b2529-p0 eTrack 0x8000108f
              igb3: Using 1024 TX descriptors and 1024 RX descriptors
              igb3: Using 2 RX queues 2 TX queues
              igb3: Using MSI-X interrupts with 3 vectors
              igb3: Ethernet address: 94:40:c9:ed:58:99
              igb3: netmap queues/slots: TX 2/1024, RX 2/1024
              pcib4: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 29.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci4: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib4
              vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> mem 0x84000000-0x84ffffff,0x85b98000-0x85b9bfff,0x85000000-0x857fffff at device 0.1 numa-domain 0 on pci4
              vgapci0: Boot video device
              ehci0: <EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller> mem 0x85b9c000-0x85b9c0ff at device 0.4 numa-domain 0 on pci4
              usbus1: EHCI version 1.0
              usbus1 numa-domain 0 on ehci0
              usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0
              pcib5: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 29.1 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci5: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib5
              pcib6: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 29.2 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci6: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib6
              pcib7: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 29.3 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              pci7: <ACPI PCI bus> numa-domain 0 on pcib7
              isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 31.0 numa-domain 0 on pci0
              isa0: <ISA bus> numa-domain 0 on isab0
              pci0: <serial bus> at device 31.5 (no driver attached)
              cpu0: <ACPI CPU> numa-domain 0 on acpi0
              uart0: <Non-standard ns8250 class UART with FIFOs> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0
              uart0: console (115200,n,8,1)
              vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3b0-0x3bb iomem 0xb0000-0xb7fff pnpid PNP0900 on isa0
              atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0
              atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
              kbd0 at atkbd0
              atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
              hwpstate_intel0: <Intel Speed Shift> numa-domain 0 on cpu0
              cpufreq0: <CPU frequency control> numa-domain 0 on cpu0
              hwpstate_intel1: <Intel Speed Shift> numa-domain 0 on cpu1
              cpufreq1: <CPU frequency control> numa-domain 0 on cpu1
              hwpstate_intel2: <Intel Speed Shift> numa-domain 0 on cpu2
              cpufreq2: <CPU frequency control> numa-domain 0 on cpu2
              hwpstate_intel3: <Intel Speed Shift> numa-domain 0 on cpu3
              cpufreq3: <CPU frequency control> numa-domain 0 on cpu3
              Timecounter "TSC-low" frequency 1896010194 Hz quality 1000
              Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
              ugen1.1: <(0x103c) EHCI root HUB> at usbus1
              ZFS filesystem version: 5
              ZFS storage pool version: features support (5000)
              ugen0.1: <Intel XHCI root HUB> at usbus0
              uhub0 numa-domain 0 on usbus1
              uhub0: <(0x103c) EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus1
              uhub1 numa-domain 0 on usbus0
              uhub1: <Intel XHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 3.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0
              nvme0: async event occurred (type 0x1, info 0x01, page 0x02)
              nvme0: SMART WARNING: temperature above threshold
              nda0 at nvme0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 1
              nda0: <Micron_7400_MTFDKBA400TFC E1MU23BC 21473D9B6024>
              nda0: Serial Number 21473D9B6024
              nda0: nvme version 1.4
              nda0: 381554MB (781422768 512 byte sectors)
              Trying to mount root from zfs:pfSense/ROOT/default []...
              Root mount waiting for: usbus0 usbus1
              uhub1: 22 ports with 22 removable, self powered
              ugen0.2: <Logitech USB Keyboard> at usbus0
              ukbd0 numa-domain 0 on uhub1
              ukbd0: <Logitech USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/49.20, addr 1> on usbus0
              kbd2 at ukbd0
              uhid0 numa-domain 0 on uhub1
              uhid0: <Logitech USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/49.20, addr 1> on usbus0
              ugen0.3: <vendor 0x0424 product 0x2660> at usbus0
              uhub2 numa-domain 0 on uhub1
              uhub2: <vendor 0x0424 product 0x2660, class 9/0, rev 2.00/8.01, addr 2> on usbus0
              Root mount waiting for: usbus0 usbus1
              uhub2: 2 ports with 1 removable, self powered
              ugen0.4: <Kingston DataTraveler 3.0> at usbus0
              umass0 numa-domain 0 on uhub1
              umass0: <Kingston DataTraveler 3.0, class 0/0, rev 3.20/0.01, addr 3> on usbus0
              da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus1 target 0 lun 0
              da0: <Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 > Removable Direct Access SPC-4 SCSI device
              da0: Serial Number E0D55EA57410F37169741117
              da0: 400.000MB/s transfers
              da0: 14755MB (30218842 512 byte sectors)
              da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>
              uhub0: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
              Root mount waiting for: usbus1
              ugen1.2: <iLO Virtual Keyboard> at usbus1
              ukbd1 numa-domain 0 on uhub0
              ukbd1: <iLO Virtual Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.02, addr 2> on usbus1
              kbd3 at ukbd1
              Dual Console: Serial Primary, Video Secondary
              Configuring crash dumps...
              Using /dev/gpt/swap1 for dump device.
              Filesystems are clean, continuing...
              Mounting filesystems...
              Mounting ZFS boot environment... done.
              
                      __
               _ __  / _|___  ___ _ __  ___  ___
              | '_ \| |_/ __|/ _ \ '_ \/ __|/ _ \
              | |_) |  _\__ \  __/ | | \__ \  __/
              | .__/|_| |___/\___|_| |_|___/\___|
              |_|
              
              
              Welcome to pfSense 2.8.0-RELEASE...
              
              Checking dump device /dev/gpt/swap1 for crash dumps ... no crash dumps on /dev/gpt/swap1.
              ...ELF ldconfig path: /lib /usr/lib /usr/lib/compat /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg /usr/local/lib/ipsec /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach/CORE
              32-bit compatibility ldconfig path:
              done.
              >>> Setting vital flag on pfSense-upgrade...done.
              External config loader 1.0 is now starting... da0p1g_vfs_done():da0p1[READ(offset=65536, length=8192)]error = 5
              g_vfs_done():da0p1[READ(offset=32768, length=512)]error = 5
               da0p2 nda0p1 nda0p2 nda0p3 nda0p4
              Launching the init system...Updating CPU Microcode...
              CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G5420 CPU @ 3.80GHz (3792.02-MHz K8-class CPU)
                Origin="GenuineIntel"  Id=0x906ea  Family=0x6  Model=0x9e  Stepping=10
                Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE>
                Features2=0x4ffaebbf<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,SDBG,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOVBE,POPCNT,TSCDLT,AESNI,XSAVE,OSXSAVE,RDRAND>
                AMD Features=0x2c100800<SYSCALL,NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM>
                AMD Features2=0x121<LAHF,ABM,Prefetch>
                Structured Extended Features=0x2946683<FSGSBASE,TSCADJ,SMEP,ERMS,INVPCID,NFPUSG,MPX,RDSEED,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,PROCTRACE>
                Structured Extended Features3=0xbc002e00<MCUOPT,MD_CLEAR,TSXFA,IBPB,STIBP,L1DFL,ARCH_CAP,SSBD>
                XSAVE Features=0xf<XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XINUSE,XSAVES>
                IA32_ARCH_CAPS=0xa000c04<RSBA>
                VT-x: PAT,HLT,MTF,PAUSE,EPT,UG,VPID
                TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics
              Done.
               done.
              Initializing................... done.
              Starting device manager (devd)...done.
              Loading configuration...done.
              Updating configuration....done.
              Loading cryptographic accelerator drivers...done.
              Checking config backups consistency...done.
              Setting up extended sysctls...done.
              Executing early shell commands...done.
              Setting timezone...done.
              Configuring loopback interface...done.
              Starting syslog...done.
              Setting up interfaces microcode...done.
              Configuring loopback interface...done.
              Configuring LAN interface...done.
              Configuring WAN interface...done.
              Configuring CARP settings...done.
              Syncing OpenVPN settings...done.
              Configuring firewall......done.
              Starting PFLOG...done.
              Setting up gateway monitors...done.
              Setting up static routes...done.
              Setting up DNSs...
              Starting DNS Resolver...done.
              Synchronizing user settings...done.
              Configuring CRON...done.
              Bootstrapping clock...done.
              Starting NTP Server...done.
              Starting webConfigurator...done.
              Starting DHCP service...done.
              Starting DHCPv6 service...done.
              Configuring firewall......done.
              Generating RRD graphs...done.
              Starting syslog...done.
              Starting CRON... done.
              pfSense 2.8.0-RELEASE amd64 20250521-2312
              Bootup complete
              ugen1.2: <iLO Virtual Keyboard> at usbus1 (disconnected)
              ukbd1: at uhub0, port 1, addr 2 (disconnected)
              ukbd1: detached
              ugen1.2: <iLO Virtual Keyboard> at usbus1
              ukbd1 numa-domain 0 on uhub0
              ukbd1: <iLO Virtual Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.02, addr 2> on usbus1
              kbd3 at ukbd1
              
              
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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                You would also need to enable the comconsole in Sys > Adv > Admin Access to get the interactive console on serial.

                That's interesting though. Definitely an efi console issue then.

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                • drchanasD
                  drchanas @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  Clean install seems to work on Windows 2022 Gen2 VM. I will try and restore the 2.7 config and see where that goes.
                  Here is where it dies after 2.7 to 2.8 upgrade. Upgrade completes, reboot and this.

                  Deadpf27to28.png

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                  • i386DXI
                    i386DX @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 said in pfSense CE 2.8.0 upgrade stalls after reboot and gets stuck when loading:

                    That's interesting though. Definitely an efi console issue then.

                    I did a little bit more of testing and even FreeBSD-15.0-CURRENT-amd64 iso reboots just after reporting efi framebuffer information unless you switch efi console off and on at the bootloader prompt with

                    set console=comconsole
                    set console=efi
                    boot
                    

                    or set it to dual console with

                    set console="comconsole,efi"
                    boot
                    

                    so in the end I went with the latter and added it to loader.conf.local to make it stick across reboots.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      You have to actually set something there? If you just boot from the loader prompt without any changes does it still fail?

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                      • i386DXI
                        i386DX @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        Yes, if I just run boot at the loader prompt it reboots

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Reboots and fails I assume?

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                            i386DX @stephenw10
                            last edited by i386DX

                            if I don't manually set the console it just reboots continuously after displaying efi framebuffer information as reported in 1217329 and 1217156

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                              crepsv
                              last edited by crepsv

                              Hello,
                              same problem on DL360 G11.

                              • Fresh Install 2.7.2 OK
                              • Fresh install 2.8.0 or Upgrade 2.8.0 from 2.7.2 =>boot loop after this :
                                2.8.0 boot loop

                              ZFS : RAID-Z1
                              UEFI Boot

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                                i386DX @crepsv
                                last edited by i386DX

                                @crepsv does it start if you enter bootloader prompt (ESC during autoboot countdown) and setup console to run dual console with

                                set console="comconsole,efi"
                                boot
                                

                                I have a couple of Gen11 machine but didn't have the time to check

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                                  crepsv
                                  last edited by

                                  Freeze here :
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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Does it actually have a comconsole? Anything shown there?

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                                    • GertjanG
                                      Gertjan @crepsv
                                      last edited by

                                      @crepsv

                                      Just guessing : Is this some special kind of Logitech keyboard ?
                                      I'm trying to understand why the kernel wants to root mount from usbus0 - or do you have a USB drive attached somewhere ?

                                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                        crepsv
                                        last edited by crepsv

                                        I tried an USB keyboard attached on the server, that's all.
                                        I usually use the iLO console on HPE server.

                                        Maybe a problem to boot on the SSD (da0/da1/da2 in Raidz-1) disk from the raid controler ?
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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Does it eventually time out and show an error?

                                          Does it still respond to keyboard input?

                                          Seeing something appear to stall at that point always makes me check the other consoles to be sure it's not just switched there.

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                                            dave.opc
                                            last edited by dave.opc

                                            HPE Proliant microserver Gen10 +v2
                                            upgrading from 2.7.2 to 2.8.0 - got same issue
                                            fresh 2.8.0 install after that - same issue
                                            for now installing 2.7.2 from scratch untill this issue is fixed...

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