Tuning A1SRi-2758F or A1SRi-xxxxx Hardware for pfsense?
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I have read through several posts where it seems special modifications are required in order to get pfSense running on this hardware or to ensure settings are still in place after an upgrade.
If someone could point me to a guide for this or provide details that would be great as I am getting ready to start building my own machines again.
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=93999.msg521640#msg521640
Thank you in advance!
Some locations will need up to gigbit WAN capabilities. Very little use of packages.
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In normal there are not special customizations to get pfSense working flawless on this machine.
Tweaks or pimps are only to do or should be done for a more smooth and liquid running system
and being able to unleash the real power of this board that is given.Some locations will need up to gigbit WAN capabilities. Very little use of packages.
It would be nice or better to get a static public IP address, but with many business Internet accounts
this might be not so hard to get. Because then you might be able to insert this IP address inside of the
WAN set up and their is not need of PPPoE that is only using one CPU core only on the WAN interface.
So with an static public IP address all CPU cores will be used at the WAN interface what might be giving
you more speed and the maximum of the available throughput.Enable PowerD (hi adaptive) might be serving you the right performance if needed from the lowest bottom
to the highest top of the CPU frequency. So if more power is needed it scales higher and if it is idling it will
be go with a lower CPU frequency.Activating TRIM support if a mSATA or SSD is used is more or less a common think as todays
operating systems are mostly all offering this feature.High up the mbuf size to 1.000.000 might be not really urgent but could solve any problems with the
LAN Ports, but mostly more RAM should be installed to realize it. 8 GB is powerful and really nice to realize
this tweak.All in all no one of us could imagine what you are all using and needing and so this questions about
tuning and pimping a hardware is not really common or should be done even. If you have no SSD in
usage the TRIM must not be activated and if their is not much RAM installed you couldn´t high up the
mbuf size because you will be ending in a booting loop. So how many RAm you own is not able to imagine
from us before. For sure the PowerD (hi adaptive) option should be activated to use the whole range of CPU
frequency that is offered by the C2758 SoC.https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=93999.msg521640#msg521640
Not all of us want or need to get the NTP time over the serial port! Some urgent needed tools
that should be in place or are really must be´s are more importand to me, if something goes
wrong with the installation.- Serial null modem cable or
- Serial to USB adapter or cable
- Windows PC or Laptop with Putty SSH client
- Set up all three locations to baud rate of 115200 1/8/N
(pfSense console option, board BIOS, Putty settings) - USB stick or pen drive to install pfSense from the USB port
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Ran install from memstick and when I inititated install and accepted defaults I got the following problem.
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From memory 1+ year ago - I think thats related to AHCI - try turning it off in the bios.
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Similar issue.
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=88612.0
Bug has been fixed.
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195349#c34
Either old SSD or bad cabling could generate error message.
I have ACHI enabled and did not get error message.
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I am using a Samsung 850 Pro. Yes I had to disable AHCI and use IDE instead. Also had to use a USB 2.0 port rather than a USB 3.0 port for the memstick.
The motherboard is brand-new so I may possibly have to upgrade the bios?
With AHCI disabled it is working but not sure if that can potential he have a negative affect down the road.
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I just checked on a new A1SRM Im building with a SATA-DOM and had to disable AHCI too still.
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High up the mbuf size to 1.000.000 might be not really urgent but could solve any problems with the
LAN Ports, but mostly more RAM should be installed to realize it. 8 GB is powerful and really nice to realize
this tweak.And how is this done?
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Like this?
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Delay command seems unnecessary.
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Tuning_and_Troubleshooting_Network_Cards
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Odd as that was already in the file when I loaded it. Must be a default.
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Like this?
Yes, exactly, all custom tunings should be entered by you inside of this file, to survive the next
update or upgrade because then all files will be new written or over written.Delay command seems unnecessary.
Cold be insertedby default or pending on other hardware, that must be recognized by the OS
at boot time, so if you have some USB gear connected to the entire pfSense box and it will be
not really recognized and enabled, this could be a really gain to give pfSense enough time to
locate and found them to load the right driver for it.Odd as that was already in the file when I loaded it. Must be a default.
Yes again.