Tue Nov 30 03:01:10 EST 2G nano update killed my net5501 !!!

rpsmith

very basic single WAN and LAN config. Booted from other slice (Mon Nov 29 19:32:34 EST) and I'm back up.

Roy…

jimp

Just wait for the next new snap. There was a bad commit (of mine :-) that slipped in.

rpsmith

No problem. I was just trying to give everyone a heads up so they would skip that build.

Thanks, Roy…

phospher

If only I would have read this first…. Doh!

jimp

The offending snapshots have been removed for a couple hours now. Should be replaced with good ones in a while. It's building the resized nano images now.

rpsmith

Just checked and the "Auto Update" window still shows this:

A new version is now available

Current version: 2.0-BETA4
NanoBSD Size : 2g
Built On: Mon Nov 29 19:32:34 EST 2010
New version: Tue Nov 30 03:01:10 EST 2010

Roy…

jimp

By "a while" I mean a few hours. Be patient, they'll upload when they're done.

rpsmith

I was only trying to point out the broken update was still available.

Roy…

jimp

No, it's not. The date file is there but the actual update has been removed. Can't download a file that has been rm'd from the server.

rpsmith

That's good to know.

Thanks!

Roy…

eduardr

Killed my Alix nano - could a kind soul help me figure out how to boot from the other slice or how to remount rw and fix the problem? I can't figure out what to do other than to once again take my box apart and reimage the firmware which will take me an hour or two.

Thanks!
Ed

jimp

Hook up a serial cable. At boot you get a menu:

1. pfSense
2. pfSense
Default: 1

The default will be 1 or 2. To boot the alternate slice, just press the number that is not the default. (So if default is 1, press 2)

rpsmith

BTW, the serial cable needs to be a null modem/crossover cable.

Roy…

phospher

@eduardr:

Killed my Alix nano - could a kind soul help me figure out how to boot from the other slice or how to remount rw and fix the problem? I can't figure out what to do other than to once again take my box apart and reimage the firmware which will take me an hour or two.

Thanks!
Ed

Hour or two? I downloaded the bad snapshot and rebuilt and was up and running in about 20 minutes max. I just reinstalled the image and restored my config that I ALWAYS have backed up. No biggie.

rpsmith

it seems like it takes an hour just to image a 2G CF. ;D

Roy…

eduardr

I'm back up using my serial cable to boot into option "2" (slice 2), thanks for the help! ;D

Yes, re-imaging the CF card would have taken quite a while… (I use the 4G image)

Cheers,
--Ed

rpsmith

you might want to use "Diagnostics: NanoBSD" to copy your good boot slice over your bad one.

Roy…

roi

That snap killed my systems.
I reinstalled a old one and still need to reconfigure everything…