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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

      Reboots and fails I assume?

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      • i386DXI
        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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          • i386DXI
            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
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              Freeze here :
              d4510477-2645-4f03-9f14-db51e2f75d5d-image.png

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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 ?
                    bf2d9cda-254e-4980-ac07-dbdf86757646-image.png

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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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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Probably going to need more info here to be able to fix it. Nothing we test on does that.

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                            dave.opc @stephenw10
                            last edited by dave.opc

                            @stephenw10
                            probably this is related to freebsd 15 as 2.7.2 installed no problem after that.
                            and upgrades 2.7.2 -> 2.8.0 on virtual machines (xcp-ng) went smooth

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                            • GertjanG
                              Gertjan @dave.opc
                              last edited by

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

                              related to freebsd 15

                              Get a copy, and install a 'native FreeBSD 15' to find out ?

                              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 @stephenw10
                                last edited by crepsv

                                @stephenw10

                                From VGA screen attached to the server (no iLO) :

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                                No USB drive attached, only USB logitech keyboard attached in front of the HP server.
                                Keyboard input not responding after this screen.
                                No timeout.

                                I will wait for additionnal information or new release.

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                                  dave.opc @Gertjan
                                  last edited by

                                  @Gertjan
                                  sorry - impossible, the pc is used for pfsense and we don't have another one to experiment on.

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @dave.opc
                                    last edited by

                                    One thing you could try here is booting verbose. Interrupt the boot to the boot loader prompt at the menu (OK>) and run: boot -v

                                    That might give you more info about what it's actually waiting for there.

                                    But those driver access errors are not good. They are attached via a hardware drive controller?

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                                      crepsv @stephenw10
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10

                                      set console="comconsole,efi"
                                      boot -v
                                      

                                      3d591f07-d4e9-4d71-8cd7-3c06c03d1525-Sans titre.png

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Hmm, this seems familiar. It's similar to something we hit with a quirky UART implementation on specific hardware.

                                        What does it show for detecting the UART(s) whenbooting verbose?

                                        What happens if you set the console to EFI only?

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                                          crepsv
                                          last edited by

                                          In "efi" only, the server reboot after this screen :

                                          set console="efi"
                                          boot -v
                                          

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Hmm, well that's not helpful!

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