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      acb0000
      last edited by

      Hi all, I'm new to all of this and have been looking over the boards for a solution over the last week.

      Bottom line, I have an Axiomtek NA-100 that was running 2.1.3 nano maybe, on a 4MB CF card, serial version. I had the system running to the point where the WAN and LAN1 ports were working. I noticed the update software button and like an idiot, hit it. Now the machine is bricked.
      Seems like a simple fix, but I have four computers and no serial ports on any of them. The one computer that has the CF reader is windows and I cant seem to get VirtualBox to see the card.
      I did not originally install pfSense and I have tried loading it onto the CF card, but the box will not boot.
      It turns on, LAN lights turn on, but I am not able to access the system through any of the LAN ports.

      So, am I just out of luck here and need to find someone with a serial port?
      Thanks in advance for the assistance…

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        demco
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        If the system board has a header for VGA output, then you can use ribbon cable connector to connect a monitor. With a USB keyboard you can do normal installation.

        The tough part is finding connector size that match the header. Even within a single vendor, different model could be using different header.

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          VAMike
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          @acb0000:

          So, am I just out of luck here and need to find someone with a serial port?

          https://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Converter-Prolific-Chipset-TU-S9/
          https://www.amazon.com/Bargain-Cable-Female-Modem-Adapter/dp/7507825604/

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            Guest
            last edited by

            null modem cable & serial to USB adapter

            settings for putty on windows are 115200/1/n/8/
            connecting to the serial console

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              There's a good chance you hit this:
              https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting#pfSense_2.2_and_later

              Which is relatively easy to fix as shown there if you have access to the console. As others have said use a USB to serial adapter to get that.

              If you need to access the CF card, which is formatted with FreeBSDs UFS, one option I have used in the past is to boot the GhostBSD live DVD which can read that. http://www.ghostbsd.org/

              Steve

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                acb0000
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                Thanks to all of you for the great advice. I'll be working on these suggestions over the weekend.

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