PfSense Console Port Install Fresh SG2440

iTestAndroid

I tried to install latest development version and it didn't work and kinda bricked the device.
Now I want to do a fresh install from USB, but I have problem with that.
I wrote ADI image using combination of gzip -dc and dd into my USB drive. It shows pfSense properly in my machine.

I put this USB in pfSense, then through console I press F12, then I choose the USB, it doesn't do anything, it skips USB and tries to boot again from drive which it fails.

Any suggestions?
This is what I get:

Press F12 for boot menu.

Searching bootorder for: HALT
drive 0x000f58b0: PCHS=0/0/0 translation=lba LCHS=1024/255/63 s=125031680
drive 0x000f5880: PCHS=0/0/0 translation=lba LCHS=926/128/63 s=7471104
Space available for UMB: c4000-f0000, f0000-f5880
Returned 253952 bytes of ZoneHigh
e820 map has 8 items:
0: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009e800 = 1 RAM
1: 000000000009e800 - 00000000000a0000 = 2 RESERVED
2: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 = 2 RESERVED
3: 0000000000100000 - 000000007fbde000 = 1 RAM
4: 000000007fbde000 - 000000007fe00000 = 2 RESERVED
5: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0000000 = 2 RESERVED
6: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 = 2 RESERVED
7: 0000000100000000 - 0000000180000000 = 1 RAM
enter handle_19:
NULL
Booting from Hard Disk…
Booting from 0000:7c00

Derelict

You should not need to press anything. A properly-written USB image will boot by default before an mSATA or eMMC in an SG-2440 no matter what is installed on them. I would check the image-writing procedure and try again. It could be not seen as bootable.

Power off, insert the memstick, power on, and let it boot.

If it does not work paste the entire boot buffer from your serial console software.

iTestAndroid

This is my command:

gzip -dc pfSense-CE-memstick-ADI-2.3.2-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sde1 bs=1M

No formatting, no nothing. What do you think?

Also I tried 3 USB sticks from different companies.

iTestAndroid

Can someone tell me how can I install ADI image through PXE, I get to iPXE command line properly in pfSense and it gets IP properly.

iTestAndroid

I read couple places that at first baud rate is 115200, then for installation it switches to 9600. That's the reason I don't see. Is that true? I'm using screen command in Linux. I can't switch baudrate midway

iTestAndroid

This is what I get with 115200

pfsense.png_thumb

Derelict

The ADI images stay at 115200 for the entire installation process. They never switch from that and the ADI BIOS is also at 115200. If you are seeing a serial speed change you are seeing it from something else, like a restored config that has it set differently.

I use:

gzcat pfSense-CE-memstick-ADI-2.3.2-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz | dd of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=64k

On the Mac. Works every time.

USB just happens to be /dev/disk2 usually. gzip -dc should do the same thing.

Have you checked the hash on the file you downloaded?

It shouldn't make any difference as to the problem you are seeing, but why aren't you using the factory image from the support portal?

iTestAndroid

Got that fixed. It was USB image writing problem. Did it with Windows+Rufus, it worked. But still have the complete freeze on big file transfer issue. Can't even figure out what's wrong

Derelict

No idea what "freeze on large file transfer problem" you're talking about. It's not something software will solve, assuming you have a good install which should be the case now. It's certainly not something systemic in the software. Is there already a thread going on that?