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    2.4.4 fails upgrade and fresh installation

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • RicoR
      Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
      last edited by Rico

      Now to make it persistent run
      echo "hint.sdhci_pci.1.disabled=\"1\"" >> /boot/loader.conf.local
      after booting from console or SSH.

      -Rico

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        jbhowlesr @Rico
        last edited by jbhowlesr

        @rico

        To make sure I’m following you

        Open >> "/boot/loader.conf.local” using the pfsense file editor”

        And add echo "hint.sdhci_pci.1.disabled="1"" to the bottom of the file.

        Save then restart the system.

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        • GertjanG
          Gertjan
          last edited by

          echo "hint.sdhci_pci.1.disabled=\"1\"" >> /boot/loader.conf.local
          

          is the same thing as opening the file /boot/loader.conf.local and adding
          hint.sdhci_pci.1.disabled="1"
          in it.

          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            jbhowlesr @Gertjan
            last edited by jbhowlesr

            @gertjan

            I’m in the file system now. A file called loader.conf.local does not exist. However, a file called loader.conf exists and I made a copy of it and renamed to loader.conf.local and edited that file with the line above.

            EDIT: just tried this and it didn’t work. Obviously I’m missing something?

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            • RicoR
              Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
              last edited by

              Just login via SSH and type or copy/paste
              echo "hint.sdhci_pci.1.disabled=\"1\"" >> /boot/loader.conf.local
              reboot and thats it.

              -Rico

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                The file: /boot/loader.conf.local should contain only the line:
                hint.sdhci_pci.1.disabled=1

                You might add more stuff to it later but since you had to just create it it shouldn't right now.

                Steve

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                  jbhowlesr @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10

                  Thank you much. I did this and it worked like a champ. It’s now booting automatically without needing interaction.

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                    jbhowlesr @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 @Rico If I may ask, what is STHC I and why is it now becoming a problem

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by stephenw10

                      SDHCI is the FreeBSD driver for the SD card bus. For whatever reason it is not playing nicely with the hardware on your board (and a number of other boards). As jimp referred to above the upgrade to FreeBSD 11.2 brought some changes to that driver including the ability to use a different mode which seems incompatible here. If you really needed that you might be able to force it to use the lesser mode but that's not something I've ever tried.

                      https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sdhci&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+11.2-RELEASE&arch=default&format=html

                      Steve

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                        jbhowlesr @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10
                        I appreciate the response. It’s funny that an issue is occurring with a feature my board lacks. It’s all good though. Perhaps it’s the lack of this hardware that’s causing the issue.

                        Are there any plans to address this concern going forward or at least build in so form of acception handling?☺

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          As far as I know it's a FreeBSD issue, it may have been fixed already in 12. It could also be the BIOS reporting incorrectly to FreeBSD. Manufacturers love to test in Windows only and then ship!
                          It would be tough for us to disable anything there by default as some systems boot from SD card. It's a relative minority of boards that are affected.

                          Steve

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