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    Feel like giving up on pfsense

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      OpenWifi @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 i get you, and i have learnt my lesson.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Can you switch to VLANs until you get a new NIC?

        It looks like you have an rl(4) Realtek NIC there. You should avoid using that at all costs!

        If you are seeing any watchdog timeout errors in the logs the alternative Realtek driver may help.

        Steve

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          OpenWifi @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 i will give it a try, thank you

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            OpenWifi
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            Hello guys, i just acquired the quad port intel Nic and trying to install afresh pfsense but i am getting this error ..
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            • SpearfootS
              Spearfoot
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              Those CAM and SCSI status errors indicate you have a problem with your disks.

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                OpenWifi
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                @Spearfoot Thank you

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                  OpenWifi @OpenWifi
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                  @Spearfoot ,Come to think of it, might the problem be of the disks and not the Nic Cards at first...I have had like three errors right now when i was doing a fresh install... I have two mirrored HDD , one is 240GB and the other 160GB

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    They all look to be on cd0 so bad install CD or probably dust in the optical drive.

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                      OpenWifi
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                      Hello @stephenw10 and @Rico ..Today i just got my shipment of the INTEL PRO PT 1000 Quad Port Network Adapter and was so excited to try it out...When i installed it on my box, the box does not boot, neither do i get any errors, what i get is nothing..Just the start up screen of HP..and it freezers. The card also is warmer, is there any problem with the card or ? By the way, the box is hp compaq dc7900 small form factor..Please help

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                      • DerelictD
                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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                        That would probably be a better question for HP support or support for the NIC. If it is not even getting through POST there is not much pfSense can do about it.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Indeed, that's some low level incompatibility. You may be able to get more information fro the BIOS by disabling the splash screen for example.

                          Steve

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                            OpenWifi @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 if i may ask, will that work ? When i disable the flash screen ?

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              If you disable the splash screen you might see the BIOS report an error that could help you diagnose the issue.

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                                OpenWifi @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10 Let me share the screenshots after i disabled the flashscreen and then you could judge what might be wrongIMG_20200517_171029_008.JPG
                                IMG_20200517_171009_817.JPG

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                                • DaddyGoD
                                  DaddyGo
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                                  remove the new NIC and if the self test runs (POST power-on self-test), your new addon card will definitely cause the problem
                                  (as it is currently stuck at POST)

                                  Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                                  (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                                    OpenWifi @DaddyGo
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                                    @DaddyGo kindly elaborate..What does POST mean ? I am still a noob at this. Haha

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test

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                                      • DaddyGoD
                                        DaddyGo
                                        last edited by DaddyGo

                                        it’s not a problem, everyone starts somewhere ☺

                                        in which slot (on MOBO) do you put the new NIC, what version of HP device do you have?

                                        HP Technical Reference Guide according to Google
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                                        INTEL PRO PT 1000 Quad Port Network Adapter
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                                        Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                                        (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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