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    Upgrade from 2.1.5 nano to 2.2.1 problem

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      doktornotor Banned
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      • Does that card handle UDMA? If not, set the hints in loader.conf.local accordingly:  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting#pfSense_2.2_and_later
      • Did not help? Reimage the card, restore configuration backup.
      • Did not help? Replace the faulty CF card and do the above.
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        stenio
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        I think the card supports UDMA:

        [2.1.5-RELEASE][admin@firewall.b2]/root(12): atacontrol cap ad2

        Protocol              ATA/ATAPI revision 4
        device model          SanDisk SDCFX3-008G
        serial number        AGZ091009122714
        firmware revision    HDX 5.00
        cylinders            7773
        heads                16
        sectors/track        63
        CFA supported
        lba supported        7835184 sectors
        lba48 not supported
        dma supported
        overlap not supported

        Feature                      Support  Enable    Value          Vendor
        write cache                    yes      no
        read ahead                    no      no
        Tagged Command Queuing (TCQ)  no      no      0/0x00
        SMART                          no      no
        microcode download            no      no
        security                      no      no
        power management              no      no
        advanced power management      no      no      0/0x00
        automatic acoustic management  no      no      0/0x00  0/0x00

        So it seems a faulty CF card, right?

        Anyway I'll try to disable DMA at boot time because currently it is not using it and works:

        [2.1.5-RELEASE][admin@firewall.b2]/root(13): atacontrol mode ad2
        current mode = PIO4

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          doktornotor Banned
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          @stenio:

          Anyway I'll try to disable DMA at boot time because currently it is not using it and works:

          [2.1.5-RELEASE][admin@firewall.b2]/root(13): atacontrol mode ad2
          current mode = PIO4

          Because UDMA is disabled by default on nanobsd on 2.1.x, but enabled by default on 2.2.x. Use the 2.2 hints before upgrade.

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            stenio
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            Thanks doktornotor,

            I created the file /boot/loader.conf.local and this evening I'll try to upgrade again.

            [2.1.5-RELEASE][admin@firewall.b2]/root(18): cat /boot/loader.conf.local
            hint.ata.0.mode=PIO4
            hint.ata.1.mode=PIO4

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              stenio
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              Just tried with the hint.ata.1.mode=PIO4 and now it is evev worse:

              […]
              (aprobe0:ata1:0:1:0

              system locked.  :'(

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                doktornotor Banned
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                Ditch the card.

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                  stenio
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                  I'm thinking to switch to the hdd version.

                  Do you know if it is possible to restore the configuration of the nano version on it?

                  Thanks

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                    doktornotor Banned
                    last edited by

                    Yes, you can do that.

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                      stenio
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                      @doktornotor:

                      Ditch the card.

                      Hi, I tried with a new CF card attached to an USB card reader but the error is the same:

                      (aprobe0:ata1:0:1:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
(aprobe0:ata1:0:1:0): CAM status: Command timeout
(aprobe0:ata1:0:1:0): Retrying command

                      I'll try with:

                      hint.atapci.1.msi="0"

                      I hope it works!  :-\

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                        stenio
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                        No way!

                        I tried with all possibles hint settings, booting from an USB stick, also disabling the internal CF by BIOS but the result is the same.

                        At this point I think that FreeBSD 10.1 is simply not compatible with my hardware.  :'(

                        EDIT:

                        I think this is the problem:
                        http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/no-subject-td5952628i20.html

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          What hardware are you running?
                          There has been at least one other platform that reports similar errors on 2.2+. There is no solution as yet I'm afraid.
                          https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=87364.0

                          Steve

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                            bval
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                            @stenio:

                            At this point I think that FreeBSD 10.1 is simply not compatible with my hardware.  :'(

                            EDIT:

                            I think this is the problem:
                            http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/no-subject-td5952628i20.html

                            stenio, were you ever able to resolve this? I am running into the exact same issue on a soekris net4801 with the exact same model # of CF card.

                            Thanks,

                            Brandon

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                              stenio
                              last edited by

                              @bval:

                              stenio, were you ever able to resolve this? I am running into the exact same issue on a soekris net4801 with the exact same model # of CF card.

                              Hi Brandow,
                              I've just tried with the latest PF 2.2.6 but the problem is still there!  :(

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                                stenio
                                last edited by

                                @stephenw10:

                                What hardware are you running?
                                There has been at least one other platform that reports similar errors on 2.2+. There is no solution as yet I'm afraid.
                                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=87364.0

                                Sorry Steve, I missed your post. I'm using a Fabiatech FX5621:
                                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=92279.msg511016#msg511016
                                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=92279.0

                                Regards,
                                Stenio

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                                  phil.davis
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                                  Note for reference: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=87364.msg583303#msg583303
                                  No luck with the FW-525B on latest pfSense 2.3-ALPHA that follows FreeBSD 10 development.

                                  As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                                  If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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                                    stenio
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                                    @phil.davis:

                                    Note for reference: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=87364.msg583303#msg583303
                                    No luck with the FW-525B on latest pfSense 2.3-ALPHA that follows FreeBSD 10 development.

                                    It seems that the problem will be solved in FreeBSD 11:
                                    https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199495

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