Lanner 7573 Support
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The i210 ports should work as they use the same updated driver as the i354 ports (which some vendors keep labeling as Marvell). I suspect that they are the two ports you mentioned that aren't working correctly. Check the BIOS to make sure that they don't have the Bypass option forced on if your system shipped with it.
Also, unless you have a specific reason to leave it in, I'd remove the hw.igb.num_queues=1 line from your loader.conf.local. It isn't needed any more under 2.1.1+ with high core & NIC counts, all you need to do is increase nmbclusters, and in some cases it seems to have contributed to abnormally-high latency.
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Actually, Ermal found some problems with the i210 before 2.1.1 dropped, and we've not gotten back to it.
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Should probably be renamed Lanner SDEC driver, watchguards are just rebranded lanners
Interestingly that driver was originally developed for the Watchguard X-Core boxes which actually used an SDEC LCD and was not manufactured by Lanner.
Steve
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@gonzopancho:
Actually, Ermal found some problems with the i210 before 2.1.1 dropped, and we've not gotten back to it.
Ah, good to know.
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I'm having some trouble with i211 ethernet controller too. Same vendor (Lanner) but a different model FW-7543.
The best result was in 2.0.3 version with serial output, but without if_igb found. I've tried compile Intel's i211 driver (different versions) in FreeBSD 8.1(i386) but without success. Only in 8.3 version it compile with success. (both i386 and amd64)
I've tried this: http://gnurds.com/index.php/2014/01/07/intel-i210-nic-in-pfsense-2-1/
Strange situation with pfs 2.1.x and 2.2 (alpha) I can't get any serial output. (I don't have VGA cable).
I'm still trying… but additional help will be appreciated! :)
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Blooregard,
See if the following steps help.
Start with nano vga image. Modify the image / cf card directly, before install into the device.
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create file boot.config in root directory, containing only "-h" (no qoute)
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create file /boot/loader.conf.local
- contain "console=comconsole" (no quote) -
edit file /etc/ttys
- set entry ttyu0 to cons25 on
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Try this for getting output to the com port:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=76382.msg418066#msg418066Steve
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demco,
Thanks for your instructions!
But…
The output still stops at line:
IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
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Does anyone know if pfSense could be made to run on the Lanner 8893C? (since we're talking about high end Lanner devices here…)
http://www.lannerinc.com/products/x86-network-appliances/x86-rackmount-appliances/fw-8893c -
The Colleto Creek QA parts won't work. We have a few of these internally, but decided to concentrate on AES-NI first.
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It's got a different LCD modules to previous Lanner devices so the driver mentioned above probably won't work. That may not concern you. ;)
Edit: Already confirmed as working in the first post. Presumably not all the buttons function.
Steve
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I would have expected the 7573 to use EFI like the 7575 does. Unless I misunderstood, 2.1.3 can't boot on an EFI machine, right?
(I'd love to boot my 7575 without ESXi installed. It's a nightmare.)
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Unless I misunderstood, 2.1.3 can't boot on an EFI machine, right?
Why do you think that? I would think that only problem if it has a non-disableable secure boot.
Steve
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Unless I misunderstood, 2.1.3 can't boot on an EFI machine, right?
Why do you think that? I would think that only problem if it has a non-disableable secure boot.
Steve
I guess BIOS compatibility in UEFI firmware is more common than I understood.
I was able to boot from a USB key with the 2.1.3 memstick/serial image on it.
However, I was not able to get all the way to the web server and the UI. I seem to get stuck indefinitely at "Configuring WAN interface…" which in this case is igb4, an Intel 82580DB. All interfaces were correctly identified during setup.
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Is the WAN actually connected and receiving and IP? It can take a while to timeout otherwise. NTP too.
Steve
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Is the WAN actually connected and receiving and IP? It can take a while to timeout otherwise. NTP too.
Steve
Yes, it's connected, but it's a static IP and there's no upstream DHCP server. How long is the timeout here? There was no progress for 30 minutes.
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Not that long and not at all if it's not waiting for DHCP. Maybe 30s max for ntp, probably less I've never timed it.
You have some other issue there.Steve
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Not that long and not at all if it's not waiting for DHCP. Maybe 30s max for ntp, probably less I've never timed it.
You have some other issue there.Steve
Any tips for debugging it?
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Should probably start a new thread for this different model.
Steve
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To the OP: how's it going with your FW-7573? Are you running the 2.2 betas now? Any update on compat or performance?
