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    [SOLVED] Kernel Panic on Supermicro a1sam-2550f

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      MikeDPitt
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      Having a problem at boot with pfsense 2.1.5 from usb memstick image. The above board uses a 4 core Atom processor C2550 and also has a C2000 SoC I354 Quad GbE controller. I have read that both of these can cause a kernel panic, but quite frankly, I have no idea where to proceed from here. I have 4GB tested working RAM installed, and had planned on installing to an Intel Enterprise SSD, but right now there is no drive plugged into the system other than the usb pendrive with pfsense on it. Is there a BIOS setting I'm missing? Is there some procedure for a quad core atom that I'm missing, or possibly something for this quad NIC controller? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. This is my first foray into Supermicro in a long time, and I am almost brand new to pfsense, although not at all unfamiliar with linux. I've enclosed a screenshot, and thanks very much for any help anyone can give.
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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Try 2.2rc.
        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=77587.0

        Steve

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          MikeDPitt
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          I've tried the 2.2 image, which gets much farther, seems to see the CPU cores and NICs, and then hangs at :

          kbd3 at ukbd1
          Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense [ro]…

          I've tried putting a delay by dropping into the prompt and doing
          set kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"
          boot
          and it just keeps hanging in the same place. I have tried every usb port, different usb sticks, and increasing the delay number as high as 50000. Still the same results
          EDIT:
          After playing with a few other boot options, I've gotten so far as it failing out and giving me "error 19"

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Hmm. Exactly which image are you putting on the usb drive?

            Steve

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              MikeDPitt
              last edited by

              Not the correct one, but now I have :) Thanks for all of your help.

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                maturola
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                @MikeDPitt:

                …...I have 4GB tested working RAM installed, .

                Do you mind sharing which memory you have installed?

                Thanks

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                  lewis @MikeDPitt
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                  @mikedpitt Would be nice if you left the thread with more information like which version actually worked for you.

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