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    • H
      hda
      last edited by

      No problems:

      System PC Engines APU2B2
      BIOS Vendor: coreboot
      Version: 88a4f96
      Release Date: Mon Mar 7 2016
      Version 2.4.2-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
      built on Tue Dec 12 13:45:26 CST 2017
      FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p6
      &
      mSATA SSD: Transcend TS16GMSA370 16 GB

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      • S
        software
        last edited by

        @/CS:

        That's interesting. Let me also highlight that the crashes do NOT happen when the system is under load.

        PC Engines apu2
        Coreboot: build 07/24/2017
        BIOS: version v4.6.0
        pfSense: 2.4.2-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
        OS: FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p6
        mSATA SSD: Transcend TS16GMSA310 16 GB - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-TS16GMSA310-16-GB-Internal/dp/B007DIS8Y2

        @software, what kind of storage do you use?

        It's a no name chinese mSata SSD.  I think the cheap SSD bits me now in the ass.
        Same here, it was during the night. Almost no load, except some openvpn ping traffic and some home automation.

        
Jan 23 23:33:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted
Jan 23 23:33:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:33:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:33:46	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00008000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406f17
Jan 23 23:33:46	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 15 port 0
Jan 23 23:33:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
Jan 23 23:33:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:33:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:33:16	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00004000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406e17
Jan 23 23:33:16	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 14 port 0
Jan 23 23:32:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted
Jan 23 23:32:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:32:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:32:46	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00000800 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406b17
Jan 23 23:32:46	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 11 port 0
Jan 23 23:32:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
Jan 23 23:32:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:32:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:32:16	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00000400 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406a17
Jan 23 23:32:16	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 10 port 0
Jan 23 23:31:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted
Jan 23 23:31:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:31:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:31:46	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00000020 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406517
Jan 23 23:31:46	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 5 port 0
Jan 23 23:31:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
Jan 23 23:31:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:31:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:31:16	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00000010 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406417
Jan 23 23:31:16	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 4 port 0
Jan 23 23:30:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted
Jan 23 23:30:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:30:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:30:46	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00000002 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406117
Jan 23 23:30:46	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 1 port 0
Jan 23 23:30:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
Jan 23 23:30:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:30:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:30:16	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00000001 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406017
Jan 23 23:30:16	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 0 port 0
Jan 23 23:29:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted
Jan 23 23:29:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:29:46	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:29:46	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 08000000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00407b17
Jan 23 23:29:46	kernel		ahcich0: Timeout on slot 27 port 0
Jan 23 23:29:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
Jan 23 23:29:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
Jan 23 23:29:16	kernel		(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
Jan 23 23:29:16	kernel		ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 04000000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00407a17
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        • KOMK
          KOM
          last edited by

          Looks like crappy disks to me.

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          • C
            CS
            last edited by

            @KOM:

            Looks like crappy disks to me.

            I think so too.

            I have ordered a new "Transcend 32GB mSATA SSD (TS32GMSA370)" and I'll keep you posted.

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            • S
              silentcreek
              last edited by

              Did your system crash before you upgraded the BIOS to 4.6.0? Which BIOS version were you running then? 4.0.x or 4.5.x?

              Because the version that you are currently running is not recommended to use with pfSense or FreeBSD. PCEngines has a warning on their BIOS/Howto page:

              For FreeBSD based OS like OPNSense and pfSense please use the legacy versions.

              Note: "legacy" versions are 4.0.x
              See: http://pcengines.ch/howto.htm#bios

              There have been several reports about issues with the newer coreboot releases (afaik not this issue though), so I wouldn't be surprised if this is caused by the firmware and not the disk itself.

              That being said, if you have seen this on the older firmware 4.0x. as well, then it's likely a disk issue.

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              • C
                CS
                last edited by

                @silentcreek:

                Did your system crash before you upgraded the BIOS to 4.6.0? Which BIOS version were you running then? 4.0.x or 4.5.x?
                …
                That being said, if you have seen this on the older firmware 4.0x. as well, then it's likely a disk issue.

                It actually happened when I was on older firmware, I don't recall the version. I just thought it was a good opportunity to upgrade to the latest one hoping that it could possibly help.
                I'll find out soon.

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                • C
                  CS
                  last edited by

                  I bought a brand new SSD (Transcend 32GB SATA III 6Gb/s MSA370 mSATA SSD - TS32GMSA370) and tried to reinstall pfSense loading the installer from one of the USB ports, but I'm getting similar errors during the installation process and it eventually fails. I tried multiple times and it always fails during the extraction of distribution files. Any ideas what's going on? The board itself maybe? I hope not…

                  
 pfSense Installer
 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
ahcich0: Timeout on slot 15 port 0
ahcich0: is 00000008 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 0000ffc0 tfd 40 serr 00000000 cmd 00406f17
(ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): WRITE_FPDMA_QUEUED. ACB: 61 40 a8 60 62 40 03 00 00 00 00 00
(ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
(ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command

                      lqqqqqqqArchive Extractionqqqqqqqqqk
                      x Extracting distribution files... x
                      x                                  x
                      x                                  x
                      x   Overall Progress:              x
                      x  lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk  x
                      x  x             23%            x  x
                      x  mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj  x
                      mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj

 pfSense Installer
 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
ahcich0: Timeout on slot 15 port 0
ahcich0: is 00000008 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 0000ffc0 tfd 40 serr 00000000 cmd 00406f17
(ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): WRITE_FPDMA_QUEUED. ACB: 61 40 a8 60 62 40 03 00 00 00 00 00
(ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
(ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
ahcich0: Timeout on slot 16 port 0
ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00010000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00407017
(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout     x
(aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command                x
                      x   Overall Progress:              x
                      x  lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk  x
                      x  x             23%            x  x
                      x  mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj  x
                      mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj
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                  • C
                    CS
                    last edited by

                    For FreeBSD based OS like OPNSense and pfSense please use the legacy versions.

                    Reference: http://pcengines.ch/howto.htm#bios

                    The comment above was the reason I went to https://github.com/pcengines/apu2-documentation#binary-releases and downloaded http://pcengines.ch/file/apu2_v4.0.12.rom.tar.gz which is the latest "Legacy" version. After downgrading to 4.0.12 the installation of pfSense on my new SSD completed smoothly and without any errors.

                    Lets wait now for a week or so to see if the system will crash again or not.

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                    • C
                      CS
                      last edited by

                      Uptime: 22 days

                      I had no crach since I downgraded to the stable firmware and replaced my SSD.  ;)

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                      • boukeB
                        bouke
                        last edited by

                        @/CS:

                        Uptime: 22 days

                        I had no crach since I downgraded to the stable firmware and replaced my SSD.  ;)

                        Thanks! I have a similar problem and I will try the downgrade and report back.

                        Apr  8 11:12:10 pfsense kernel: ahcich0: Timeout on slot 14 port 0
                        Apr  8 11:12:10 pfsense kernel: ahcich0: is 00000008 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00007800 tfd 40 serr 00000000 cmd 00406e17
                        Apr  8 11:12:10 pfsense kernel: (ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): WRITE_FPDMA_QUEUED. ACB: 61 01 0f c3 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
                        Apr  8 11:12:10 pfsense kernel: (ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
                        Apr  8 11:12:10 pfsense kernel: (ada0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
                        Apr  8 11:12:40 pfsense kernel: ahcich0: Timeout on slot 15 port 0
                        Apr  8 11:12:40 pfsense kernel: ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00008000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00406f17
                        Apr  8 11:12:40 pfsense kernel: (aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
                        Apr  8 11:12:40 pfsense kernel: (aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
                        Apr  8 11:12:40 pfsense kernel: (aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Retrying command
                        Apr  8 11:13:10 pfsense kernel: ahcich0: Timeout on slot 16 port 0
                        Apr  8 11:13:10 pfsense kernel: ahcich0: is 00000002 cs 00000000 ss 00000000 rs 00010000 tfd 50 serr 00000000 cmd 00407017
                        Apr  8 11:13:10 pfsense kernel: (aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
                        Apr  8 11:13:10 pfsense kernel: (aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): CAM status: Command timeout
                        Apr  8 11:13:10 pfsense kernel: (aprobe0:ahcich0:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted

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                        • boukeB
                          bouke
                          last edited by

                          Everything works absolutely fine after the BIOS downgrade. I am running coreboot 4.0.7.1 now. Uptime 1 day and >6 hours.

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