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    Console fails to boot after 2.4.4 upgrade

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    • gregeehG
      gregeeh
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      Just updated by MiniPC ( https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Braswell-mini-pc-M150S-with-2G-ram-8G-SSD-celeron-N3150-Dual-H-D-M/32533935685.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.262f4c4dPKAUMo ) from 2.4.3 to 2.4.4 and now the console fails to boot. The Web GUI does however work just fine.

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      TIA

      Greg

      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
      CPU N3150, 2 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 2 Realtek Gb Ethernet ports.
      UniFi AC-Lite access point

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        Napsterbater
        last edited by

        I'm having the same issue here, and have the same Intel N3150 Processor/GFX

        https://forum.netgate.com/topic/135852/console-no-longer-working-after-upgrade-to-2-4-4/7

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        • gregeehG
          gregeeh
          last edited by

          I too added those extra lines to /boot/loader.conf.local and got the same result as you. ie: A few extra lines but not a complete console boot.

          PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
          CPU N3150, 2 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 2 Realtek Gb Ethernet ports.
          UniFi AC-Lite access point

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          • GertjanG
            Gertjan
            last edited by Gertjan

            Hi,

            So you used an library file for your Ralteck NIC's that replaces the build-in Realteck support : /boot/kernel.if_re.ko (see other threads you used to install this driver).
            This driver file was compiled for FreeBSD 11.1, and now the system is booting FreeBSD 11.2 ....

            Several things can happen :
            From : The new kernel rejects the driver library ...
            Up until : system falls flat dead ...

            Remove the institutions that make this driver load (edit /boot/loader.conf.local) and you'll be fine.

            edit : the issue has been covered : https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/install/upgrade-guide.html#upgrading-from-versions-older-than-pfsense-2-4-4 ☺

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            • gregeehG
              gregeeh @Gertjan
              last edited by

              @gertjan said in Console fails to boot after 2.4.4 upgrade:

              Hi,

              So you used an library file for your Ralteck NIC's that replaces the build-in Realteck support : /boot/kernel.if_re.ko (see other threads you used to install this driver).
              This driver file was compiled for FreeBSD 11.1, and now the system is booting FreeBSD 11.2 ....

              Several things can happen :
              From : The new kernel rejects the driver library ...
              Up until : system falls flat dead ...

              Remove the institutions that make this driver load (edit /boot/loader.conf.local) and you'll be fine.

              edit : the issue has been covered : https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/install/upgrade-guide.html#upgrading-from-versions-older-than-pfsense-2-4-4 ☺

              The file was recompiled again using 11.2 and is loading correctly as can be seen by kldstat:

              Id Refs Address            Size     Name
               1   10 0xffffffff80200000 2d9a7d0  kernel
               2    1 0xffffffff82f9b000 80f18    if_re.ko
               3    1 0xffffffff83211000 10a0     cpuctl.ko
               4    1 0xffffffff83213000 72b8     aesni.ko
               5    1 0xffffffff8321b000 c80      coretemp.ko
              
              

              Hence I do not think this is the issue.

              PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
              CPU N3150, 2 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 2 Realtek Gb Ethernet ports.
              UniFi AC-Lite access point

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              • GertjanG
                Gertjan @gregeeh
                last edited by

                @gregeeh said in Console fails to boot after 2.4.4 upgrade:

                Hence I do not think this is the issue.

                Not this :

                i915kms_load="YES"
                drm.i915.enable_unsupported=1
                

                ?

                No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                • gregeehG
                  gregeeh
                  last edited by

                  Sorry, I do not understand what you are saying.

                  My /boot/loader.conf.local only contains:

                  kern.cam.boot_delay=10000
                  if_re_load="YES"
                  

                  Also if_re.ko has been compiled using 11.2.

                  PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                  CPU N3150, 2 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 2 Realtek Gb Ethernet ports.
                  UniFi AC-Lite access point

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                  • C
                    cjking
                    last edited by cjking

                    Experiencing the same issue here on a mini PC - possibly the same one.
                    https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=230172

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                    • gregeehG
                      gregeeh
                      last edited by gregeeh

                      Added the following to my /boot/loader.conf.local and the console now boots up correctly.

                      kern.vty=sc
                      

                      Edit: Before adding the above I noted the following in dmesg:

                      VT: init without driver
                      

                      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                      CPU N3150, 2 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 2 Realtek Gb Ethernet ports.
                      UniFi AC-Lite access point

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                      • N
                        Napsterbater @gregeeh
                        last edited by

                        @gregeeh said in Console fails to boot after 2.4.4 upgrade:

                        Added the following to my /boot/loader.conf.local and the console now boots up correctly.

                        kern.vty=sc
                        

                        Yep, same here.

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