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    Update or Fresh install of 25.07 causes HP ProLiant DL20 Gen9 to Reboot after PFSense Menu

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • stephenw10S Offline
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      Can we assume these boxes still boot fine if you boot in legacy mode?

      As far as I know this is a UEFI loader problem.

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      • WB3FFVW Offline
        WB3FFV @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 You know, I am not sure. I will take the CE load I have, kill it, and load it as BIOS instead of UEFI, just UEFI is the default..

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          WB3FFV @WB3FFV
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          Well I took and reloaded the DL360 G9 server, and walked through the upgrades. I set it to BIOS mode vs UEFI, and was able to go all the way to 2.8.1 beta and it booted and ran fine. So guessing the assumption this is a UEFI issue is correct.

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          • WB3FFVW Offline
            WB3FFV @WB3FFV
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            @stephenw10 The million dollar question is, should load modern servers in BIOS or UEFI mode? I assumed now days UEFI was an improvement and the preferred method, but maybe not..

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              Unoptanio @WB3FFV
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              @WB3FFV

              I would like to know that too

              pfSensePlus24.11 2U BareMetal Asrock Industrial IMB-X1314MicroATX
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              • stephenw10S Offline
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                It should work in UEFI mode and everything vaguely modern should be using that. But that confirms it's the same issue we're looking at and not something new.

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                • WB3FFVW Offline
                  WB3FFV @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 Sounds like at the moment, if you use an HP server in UEFI mode, don't update to the new release, or it's going to break.

                  I use a lot of HPE servers, so happy to test any possible fixes if desired. I will not update any more of my HP based PFsense installs til a fix is found..

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                    malindsay
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                    version 25.07.01 does not work on HP systems either. crashes after boot menu

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                      malindsay @malindsay
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                      https://jumpshare.com/s/wIn5syv1KFQ0VrLvrSdX

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                        malindsay @WB3FFV
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                        @WB3FFV I tried to update to 25.07.01, and it once again fails to boot

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                        • stephenw10S Offline
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Yup, that looks like the same issue. Try booting legacy to confirm.

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                          • WB3FFVW Offline
                            WB3FFV @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 I did update a system to the current version having loaded it as BIOS, and it was fine. Are you asking to take a UEFI loaded system, and just changing it from UEFI to BIOS and see what happens?

                            I didn't think I could just jump from one to the other. For sure this seems to affect all HPE systems that support UEFI..

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                              malindsay @WB3FFV
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                              @WB3FFV I didn't try to adjust the BIOS; perhaps I will try this next. I've never had to change the BIOS in the past.

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                              • stephenw10S Offline
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                pfSense can usually boot both unless it was installed a while ago (years). It should be pretty obvious if there's nothing bootable in legacy mode.

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