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      Scorch95 @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10

      Do we know if it’s ECC registered or unbuffered?

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Unbuffered ECC or non-ECC. Again that's just from the fw-7585 manual, I haven't actually tried anything else myself.
        The RAM supplied is Unbuffered ECC which means I don't have anything spare lying around to add to it. Not that I need to as 4GB is plenty for most applications, and I only use it for testing.

        Steve

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          zanthos @Scorch95
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          @scorch95
          Registered ECC does not work. At least this one I tried: Samsung 8GB 2Rx4 PC3 10600R (M393B1K70CH0)
          0_1547710878565_memory_ecc_test.jpg

          .

          The supplied memory seems to be ECC unbuffered: Transcend 4G 1Rx8 DDR3 1600 ECC (679323-0288)
          0_1547711022069_memory_ecc_supplied.jpg

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            Scorch95
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            Is there any way to figure out why the system hangs on reboot whereas with the XTM5 it didn't have any problems? I went ahead and did a reinstall on the SSD and it still has the issue. I'm assuming that it has something to do with no longer running from the CF card.

            EDIT: By this I mean is there any kind of logs I can pull that I could post here that might be useful in determining the cause and hopefully help find a solution to the issue?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              I doubt it. There wouldn't be anything logging at that point.

              I would hook up a console and see if it shows any sort of error there.

              I just hangs still powered up rather than rebooting or halting? And a CLI reboot does the same?

              Steve

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                Scorch95
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                It will halt just fine. I will get it set back up and log in over serial and try and get a screen shot of where it sits anytime it tries to reboot whether it is due to updates or user initiated.

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                  eisenb11 @zanthos
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                  @zanthos

                  The supplied memory’s sticker shows a serial number which confusingly looks like a part number. The actual Transcend part number is: TS512MLK72V6H

                  I managed to get one of these from a small company in TX - took them 6 weeks to order it.

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                    Scorch95 @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10

                    Here is what I get when doing a reboot from serial:

                    pfSense will reboot. This may take a few minutes, depending on your hardware.
                    Do you want to proceed?

                    Y/y: Reboot normally
S: Reboot into Single User Mode (requires console access!)
F: Reboot and run a filesystem check

                    Enter an option: y

                    pfSense is rebooting now.
                    Terminated
                    Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process vnlru' to stop... done Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process bufdaemon' to stop... done
                    Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop...
                    Syncing disks, vnodes remaining... 0 0 0 done
                    All buffers synced.
                    Uptime: 4m39s
                    uhub3: detached
                    uhub4: detached

                    and it stays there. Now if I do a system halt it goes through a few different items but in the end it still goes through the above and the only thing after uhub4: detached is "acpi0: powering off system". So I'm not sure if its hanging on uhub4 or if its missing something after that.

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                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      Hmm, I don't see that here. I am running a modified BIOS but I don't recall setting anything that might have changed that.

                      Enter an option: 5


pfSense will reboot. This may take a few minutes, depending on your hardware.
Do you want to proceed?

    Y/y: Reboot normally
    R/r: Reroot (Stop processes, remount disks, re-run startup sequence)
    S: Reboot into Single User Mode (requires console access!)
    F: Reboot and run a filesystem check

Enter an option: y

pfSense is rebooting now.
 Stopping package Shellcmd...done.
 Stopping package System Patches...done.
 Stopping package Service Watchdog...done.
 Stopping package bind...done.
 Stopping /usr/local/etc/rc.d/named.sh...done.
Jan 20 13:14:08 ipsec_starter[16515]: charon stopped after 400 ms
Jan 20 13:14:08 ipsec_starter[16515]: ipsec starter stopped
Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `vnlru' to stop... done
Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `bufdaemon' to stop... done
Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop... 
Syncing disks, vnodes remaining... 2 0 0 0 done
All buffers synced.
Uptime: 12m40s
uslcom0: detached
uhub3: detached
uhub4: detached
 


Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.                 
MB-WG7585W Ver.WD0_MOD2_SW 20/02/2018                                           
Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter setup.                                            
Tab key on remote keyboard to enter setup menu, and key 'o' for popup menu.

                      Steve

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                        Scorch95
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                        So your screen stays like that until it reboots? The only thing I had to do different was force uefi during install compared to the xtm5 which was all auto settings.

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Mmm, hard to believe that would be any different at reboot rather than boot but....

                          I am running a full install from CF and hence not booting uefi:

                          [2.4.4-RELEASE][admin@m400.stevew.lan]/root: sysctl machdep.bootmethod
machdep.bootmethod: BIOS

                          Steve

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                            apocalyps3736
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                            We have a M440 up and running with pfsense but only the first (eth0) and the 2 fiberoptic connections are working. Does someone has any idea how to get the eth1-eth24 working? I studied the WG software and they have some fancy scripts and modules for it to bring up al the eth ports

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                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              There's a separate thread for it: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/136614/watchguard-firebox-m440/

                              But the short answer is no.

                              The igb driver does not attach to the other 3 ports because the PHY used is not recognised.

                              The switch IC is connected to the CPU only via an unknown PCI device. It looks to have a serial console for some kind (the switch) but we never saw any output from it. It looked like there might be a resistor missing.

                              Please post in the other thread if you wish to discuss further.

                              Steve

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                                pglover19
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                                What is the best CPU to use for the M500 model? Thanks..

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                                  zanthos @pglover19
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                                  @pglover19
                                  I have installed an Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 3.1GHz in my M400...

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                                    pglover19 @zanthos
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                                    @zanthos said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

                                    @pglover19
                                    I have installed an Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 3.1GHz in my M400...

                                    The prices on Ebay is still high for the Xeon E3-1285L v3 CPU. Any other alternatives?

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                                      pglover19 @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

                                      Use WGXepc64. Source. 64bit binary.

                                      Read about its development here if you're interested:
                                      https://forum.netgate.com/topic/29470/as-good-as-solved-watchguard-firebox-arm-disarm-led

                                      Steve

                                      I tried using the program on my Firebox M500 and it is not working. See attachment.

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by stephenw10

                                        Yeah, it doesn't do the fan control but does it set the led as expected?

                                        What's the supplied CPU in the M500?

                                        Steve

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                                          zanthos @pglover19
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                                          @pglover19 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

                                          The prices on Ebay is still high for the Xeon E3-1285L v3 CPU. Any other alternatives?

                                          Check this list:
                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_microprocessors#Haswell-based_Xeons
                                          Choose any of the LGA 1150 based CPU's. They should work all... (But I can't guarantee that…)
                                          At least you can inject the latest Intel CPU microcodes to the BIOS to support those CPU's.
                                          My Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 3.1GHz did work indeed without any modification.

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                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            Or indeed almost any Haswell LGA 1150 CPU is likely to work. So a load of i3/i5s you could choose.
                                            What are you planning to use it for? What do you need a replacement CPU to do?

                                            Steve

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