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      iJay-XTM5 @zanthos
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      @zanthos
      Does the unlocked bios allow the fans controls to be adjusted?
      I've got the fans dialed down pretty well for now, but still interested to know as I need to move to a Xeon at some point.
      Thanks

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        zanthos
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        Unlocked BIOS overview:

        Main:
        0_1547209413657_01_bios_main.jpg
        Advanced:
        0_1547209418589_02_bios_advanced.jpg
        Advanced - CPU:
        0_1547209423067_03_bios_advanced_cpu.jpg
        Advanced - SATA:
        0_1547209428370_04_bios_advanced_sata.jpg
        Advanced - USB:
        0_1547209434380_05_bios_advanced_usb.jpg
        Advanced - Super IO:
        0_1547209442229_06_bios_advanced_io.jpg
        Advanced - H/W Monitor:
        0_1547209448900_07_bios_advanced_hwmon.jpg
        Advanced - H/W Monitor - Smart Fan:
        0_1547209453563_08_bios_advanced_hwmon_smartfan.jpg
        Advanced - LAN Boot:
        0_1547209461859_09_bios_advanced_lanboot.jpg
        Advanced - Serial Console Redirection:
        0_1547209469490_10_bios_advanced_consoleredir.jpg
        Chipset:
        0_1547209475511_11_bios_chipset.jpg
        Chipset - Power:
        0_1547209484279_12_bios_chipset_power.jpg
        Chipset - System Agent:
        0_1547209490686_13_bios_chipset_systemagent_.jpg
        Chipset - Memory Configuration:
        0_1547209498424_14_bios_chipset_memory.jpg
        Boot:
        0_1547209504158_15_bios_boot.jpg
        Security:
        0_1547209509895_16_bios_security.jpg
        Exit:
        0_1547209515153_17_bios_exit.jpg

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          zanthos @iJay-XTM5
          last edited by

          @ijay-xtm5 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

          Does the unlocked bios allow the fans controls to be adjusted?
          I've got the fans dialed down pretty well for now, but still interested to know as I need to move to a Xeon at some point.
          Thanks

          @ijay-xtm5
          You can switch from Auto to Manual mode and define a value. Haven't played with this one tough...

          @zanthos said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

          Advanced - H/W Monitor - Smart Fan:
          0_1547209453563_08_bios_advanced_hwmon_smartfan.jpg

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Hmm, can you not change the target value in Smart mode?

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              Scorch95 @zanthos
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              @zanthos

              Could you upload the modified bios along with a detailed step by step instruction on how to flash it over?

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                zanthos
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                Hi there

                Just managed to unlock (hopefully) everything in this BIOS.
                Speedstep is now working 👏

                Unfortunately I cannot upload it here. File size limit ☠
                Also split files (7z and rar) don't work...

                Maybe @stephenw10 you can alter this setting?

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                  It's better to host it somewhere separately and just link to it IMO. That's what I have always done for BIOS images.
                  I can put it with the other images on my Google site if you PM me.

                  Do you believe it's flashable directly? You seemed to imply you had done a number of things there.

                  Steve

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                    zanthos
                    last edited by zanthos

                    DISCLAIMER: I don't take any responsibility if you flash using my files. I won't provide help if you brick your device.
                    (Unbricking is possible using SPI, see below)

                    Here's the BIOS:
                    https://1drv.ms/f/s!AgeHb7hLRzQ-iAw82hEAiVojSDWJ
                    @stephenw10 you may copy those files to your webhost. I cannot provide those files forever.

                    Currently it's my Version 5.
                    There may be things to be enhanced. There may be bugs. Be warned! 👆

                    How to flash:
                    a) SPI:
                    Use your favorite SPI programmer connected to the mainboard.
                    I used this one:
                    https://www.ebay.de/itm/CH341A-Series-Chip-SPI-Flash-USB-Programmer-24-EEPROM-BIOS-Writer-25-Neu/273040494657?hash=item3f927b5041:g:U8oAAOSw3wVaaagG:rk:1:pf:0
                    You will need a programming software. I used "AsProgrammer":
                    https://github.com/nofeletru/UsbAsp-flash/releases/
                    0_1547475755662_spi-flashing.jpg

                    b) Software flashing:
                    Download Rufus here: https://rufus.ie/
                    Create a bootable FreeDOS Stick or CF Card. FreeDOS is embedded in Rufus. So no need to download.
                    Maybe your original M400 will not boot from USB. Then create CompactFlash card.
                    Download "freedos_ext_v5.7z" above and extract it to your just created FreeDOS drive. Overwrite all files!!
                    Maybe you will need to alter "autoexec.bat" to match your keyboard layout. Current setting is German ("keyb gr"). To have US keyboard layout, you will need "keyb us".
                    Connect via Serial to your M400. Use a CISCO style cable. Use 9600 8 N 1. I tried higher speeds, didn't work.
                    I can't help using AFUEFI.exe or AFUDOS.EXE. There are lots of parameters… Maybe someone here knows all the tricks or find help with your favorite Internet search engine.

                    Good luck and please report back!

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      Just to be clear there is real risk doing this. Not until you've felt the regret of your shiny box failing to POST because you updated a firmware to get something you didn't really need in the first place will you understand that! Ask me how I know. 😉

                      If you have an SPI reader then you can be reasonably confident of being able to recover it eventually if anything does go wrong. But if you don't...

                      Steve

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                        moppa
                        last edited by moppa

                        Do we know what the max ram is on this board?

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          The standard Lanner board claims 8GB.

                          Steve

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                            Scorch95 @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10

                            Do we know if it’s ECC registered or unbuffered?

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                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              Unbuffered ECC or non-ECC. Again that's just from the fw-7585 manual, I haven't actually tried anything else myself.
                              The RAM supplied is Unbuffered ECC which means I don't have anything spare lying around to add to it. Not that I need to as 4GB is plenty for most applications, and I only use it for testing.

                              Steve

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                                zanthos @Scorch95
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                                @scorch95
                                Registered ECC does not work. At least this one I tried: Samsung 8GB 2Rx4 PC3 10600R (M393B1K70CH0)
                                0_1547710878565_memory_ecc_test.jpg

                                .

                                The supplied memory seems to be ECC unbuffered: Transcend 4G 1Rx8 DDR3 1600 ECC (679323-0288)
                                0_1547711022069_memory_ecc_supplied.jpg

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                                  Scorch95
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                                  Is there any way to figure out why the system hangs on reboot whereas with the XTM5 it didn't have any problems? I went ahead and did a reinstall on the SSD and it still has the issue. I'm assuming that it has something to do with no longer running from the CF card.

                                  EDIT: By this I mean is there any kind of logs I can pull that I could post here that might be useful in determining the cause and hopefully help find a solution to the issue?

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    I doubt it. There wouldn't be anything logging at that point.

                                    I would hook up a console and see if it shows any sort of error there.

                                    I just hangs still powered up rather than rebooting or halting? And a CLI reboot does the same?

                                    Steve

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                                      Scorch95
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                                      It will halt just fine. I will get it set back up and log in over serial and try and get a screen shot of where it sits anytime it tries to reboot whether it is due to updates or user initiated.

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                                        eisenb11 @zanthos
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                                        @zanthos

                                        The supplied memory’s sticker shows a serial number which confusingly looks like a part number. The actual Transcend part number is: TS512MLK72V6H

                                        I managed to get one of these from a small company in TX - took them 6 weeks to order it.

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                                          Scorch95 @stephenw10
                                          last edited by Scorch95

                                          @stephenw10

                                          Here is what I get when doing a reboot from serial:

                                          pfSense will reboot. This may take a few minutes, depending on your hardware.
                                          Do you want to proceed?

                                          Y/y: Reboot normally
                                          S: Reboot into Single User Mode (requires console access!)
                                          F: Reboot and run a filesystem check
                                          

                                          Enter an option: y

                                          pfSense is rebooting now.
                                          Terminated
                                          Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process vnlru' to stop... done Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process bufdaemon' to stop... done
                                          Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop...
                                          Syncing disks, vnodes remaining... 0 0 0 done
                                          All buffers synced.
                                          Uptime: 4m39s
                                          uhub3: detached
                                          uhub4: detached

                                          and it stays there. Now if I do a system halt it goes through a few different items but in the end it still goes through the above and the only thing after uhub4: detached is "acpi0: powering off system". So I'm not sure if its hanging on uhub4 or if its missing something after that.

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            Hmm, I don't see that here. I am running a modified BIOS but I don't recall setting anything that might have changed that.

                                            Enter an option: 5
                                            
                                            
                                            pfSense will reboot. This may take a few minutes, depending on your hardware.
                                            Do you want to proceed?
                                            
                                                Y/y: Reboot normally
                                                R/r: Reroot (Stop processes, remount disks, re-run startup sequence)
                                                S: Reboot into Single User Mode (requires console access!)
                                                F: Reboot and run a filesystem check
                                            
                                            Enter an option: y
                                            
                                            pfSense is rebooting now.
                                             Stopping package Shellcmd...done.
                                             Stopping package System Patches...done.
                                             Stopping package Service Watchdog...done.
                                             Stopping package bind...done.
                                             Stopping /usr/local/etc/rc.d/named.sh...done.
                                            Jan 20 13:14:08 ipsec_starter[16515]: charon stopped after 400 ms
                                            Jan 20 13:14:08 ipsec_starter[16515]: ipsec starter stopped
                                            Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `vnlru' to stop... done
                                            Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `bufdaemon' to stop... done
                                            Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop... 
                                            Syncing disks, vnodes remaining... 2 0 0 0 done
                                            All buffers synced.
                                            Uptime: 12m40s
                                            uslcom0: detached
                                            uhub3: detached
                                            uhub4: detached
                                             
                                            
                                            
                                            Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.                 
                                            MB-WG7585W Ver.WD0_MOD2_SW 20/02/2018                                           
                                            Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter setup.                                            
                                            Tab key on remote keyboard to enter setup menu, and key 'o' for popup menu.     
                                            

                                            Steve

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