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    SOLVED: Upgrade to 2.4.0 from 2.3.4-p1 Object Files not Found (Protectli Vault)

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      elvisimprsntr
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      BACKGROUND

      I used the GUI to automatically upgrade from 2.3.4-p1 after which would not completely boot.  I connected KVM to my Protectli Vault and noticed there was some object files which were not found. (see attached image)

      SOLUTION

      I had to download and install from a USB stick.

      Steps to recover from 2.4.0-RELEASE upgrade from 2.3.4-p1
      BACKUP CONFIG

      format USB stick as FAT on macOS using Disk Utility app
      connect KVM to firewall
      reboot firewall
      login to firewall using root and password login
      insert USB stick into firewall
      create mount point: mkdir /mnt/usb
      mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt/usb
      cp /cf/conf/config.xml /mnt/usb/.
      unmount /mnt/usb

      CREATE PFSENSE USB STICK

      followed Install pfSense on Vault to download pfSense 2.4.0
      insert different USB stick into macOS
      open terminal
      sudo diskutil list # look for USB stick disk dev name
      sudo dd if={/path/name of image file} of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=1m # disk dev name from diskutil list command
      sudo diskutil eject /dev/disk2 # disk dev name from diskutil list command

      INSTALL PFSENSE

      soft power down firewall
      insert pfSense 2.4.0 USB stick
      power up firewall
      hit F11 to boot off USB stick
      stepped through menus to install pfSense 2.4.0

      RESTORE CONFIG

      soft power down firewall
      remove pfSense 2.4.0 USB stick
      insert first USB stick with config backup
      boot firewall
      enter shell
      follow BACKUP CONFIG steps above to mount USB stick
      cp /mnt/usb/config.xml /cf/conf/config.xml
      reboot

      REBOOT CLIENTS

      Because many of my clients are configured as DHCP, they all retained DHCP IP address assigned from the default pfSense config. I had to reboot both wired and wireless devices to retrieve reserved IP addresses I have in my configuration.

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