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      psulions5 last edited by

      Hello,

      I purchased a Supermicro mini server and I am having issues installing pfsense.  After the installation is complete and I setup my interfaces the two 10gig ports don't show up.  Only the 2x1gb ports show which defeats the purpose for me.  Is there anything special I need to be doing to have these ports show up?

      I installed Windows 10 and Hyper-V to test the ports, and they work perfectly.  At this point, I have no idea why they wouldn't be showing up since pfsense uses the same type of ports on some of their hardware.

      http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/D/X10SDV-6C_-TLN4F.cfm  - This is the board.

      Any help would be appreciated :).

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      • stephenw10
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

        I would expect those to be supported. What version of pfSense did you install?

        Check the boot logs for driver errors.

        Try a 2.4. snapshot that will have newer drivers if you see the driver failing to attach.
        https://snapshots.pfsense.org/

        Steve

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          psulions5 last edited by

          I will try that version tonight.  I was using 2.3.3.

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            psulions5 last edited by

            No go.  I get stuck at 2 interfaces coming "up" and then nothing happens.  I can't select anything or do anything.

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            • stephenw10
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

              Sounds like the last thing you would see if you have the wrong console type selected.

              What image exactly did you try?

              Steve

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                psulions5 last edited by

                I tried the memstick image, the iso, and OS version 2.3.3, and 2.4 alpha.  I remember getting this thing to boot into the actual install once, but since then, it just won't.  Pretty annoying really :(

                Im using the VGA console with a keyboard etc.

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                • stephenw10
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                  You should be using this:
                  https://snapshots.pfsense.org/amd64/pfSense_master/installer/pfSense-CE-memstick-2.4.0-BETA-amd64-latest.img.gz

                  Write it directly to the USB drive bit for bit as described here:  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Writing_Disk_Images.

                  It should definitely boot and install even if it still doesn't recognise the NICs for some reason.

                  Steve

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                    Guest last edited by

                    @psulions5:

                    I tried the memstick image, the iso, and OS version 2.3.3, and 2.4 alpha.  I remember getting this thing to boot into the actual install once, but since then, it just won't.  Pretty annoying really :(

                    Im using the VGA console with a keyboard etc.

                    I hope its not to late, but in another thread a user with a Supermicro board was installing pfSense and it runs fine for him, but only after
                    doing some thing before, such as;

                    • BIOS Update to 1.0b
                      If there is one available please do it also for your board
                    • Installing pfSense 2.4-BETA please
                      Please use the 64Bit memstick usb image and from there then a fresh and full installation on a mSATA or SSD.
                    • After installing and assigning the NICs and then please reboot!
                      Only after the reboot all NICs are shown up and showing also the right speed!(1GB/10GbE)

                    Here is the full forum threat about that. I bought a Supermicro 5018D-FN8T: The Chronicles

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