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    WatchGuard FireBox gets past post but wont Boot

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      _ToXIc_ last edited by

      He all, my firebox have been sitting on a shelf for a while ever since i switched over to a pfsense VM. But now I want to switch back to my firebox but it wont boot.

      It gets past the memory test i get the beep then it goes to booting OS and just sits there (please see attached pic). I've tried baud 9600 and 115200 with myu nullcable to see whats going on but i get the same in putty (please see attached pic)



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      • stephenw10
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

        Looks like a bad terminal setting somewhere if that line of characters is increasing.

        Same terminal setup you used previously? Terminal software, cable etc?

        Steve

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          _ToXIc_ last edited by

          Everything default except for the baud rate.

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          • stephenw10
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

            But the line of characters is increasing?

            Do you see any other output? From the BIOS if you hit TAB?

            If you hold the down button while powering on it will attempt (and fail) to boot into safe mode but should at least give some output.

            Otherwise I'd start to question the terminal setup or cable unless it's proven on something else. The hardware itself could have an issue, those boxes are all relatively ancient with large hour counts on most.

            Steve

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              _ToXIc_ last edited by

              yes the values are increasing

              i tried hitting tab at boot but i dont get anything

              its a rocker switch

              @stephenw10:

              But the line of characters is increasing?

              Do you see any other output? From the BIOS if you hit TAB?

              If you hold the down button while powering on it will attempt (and fail) to boot into safe mode but should at least give some output.

              Otherwise I'd start to question the terminal setup or cable unless it's proven on something else. The hardware itself could have an issue, those boxes are all relatively ancient with large hour counts on most.

              Steve

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              • stephenw10
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                Yes the power button is a rocker switch but the LCD has 4 cursor buttons. If you hold the 'down' cursor button while powering it on the BIOS will see that and trigger a different boot sequence.

                An increasing line of hashes like that really does look like a bad console setting somewhere though.

                Steve

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                  _ToXIc_ last edited by

                  will try that thanks.

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