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    pfSense on Watchguard M370

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      Hmm, seems like an odd choice given it won't fit in the case. And they would likely need a custom bios to to do it.

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        voltaic
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        Hi All, Just want to report back that my M470 successfully booted with the 2017 BIOS using a more reliably sourced E3-1260Lv5. So careful where you get your cheap CPUs from. :)

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          Polypeptide
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          I recently picked up two M470s relatively cheap on eBay and installing pfSense was a breeze. I wanted 10Gb networking, and rather than jerry-rig my own solution, I picked up a Lanner module branded as the LANDITEC NCS2-IXM204 and it worked without any issues. Only downside to it is it isn't Watchguard red, lol. They're nice little boxes.

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            Nerd2600 @Squuiid
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            @Squuiid what bios did you use for the i7 7700T

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              Squuiid @Nerd2600
              last edited by

              @Nerd2600 said in pfSense on Watchguard M370:

              @Squuiid what bios did you use for the i7 7700T

              Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
              Version: 5.12
              Release Date: Fri Jul 14 2017

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                Zulugula
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                Hello, could someone please send me on PW an unlocked bios for the m470 so that I can run v6 processors?

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                  kingwilliam @Zulugula
                  last edited by kingwilliam

                  @Zulugula pw question visit https://forum.netgate.com/post/1067389 answer inside the picture

                  and v6 question https://forum.netgate.com/post/1041593 i don't know can answer your question or not

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                    Zulugula @kingwilliam
                    last edited by

                    @kingwilliam maybe I wrote it wrong, in fact I need a bios with microcodes for v6 processors

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                      Zulugula @HangmansNoose001380
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                      @HangmansNoose001380 hi could you send me the bios for m470 with micro codes for v6 processor

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                        Nerd2600
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                        what version of pfSense are you guys using. When using 2.7.2 TUI It seems to only allow using ZFS? Am I missing something?

                        I am installing from USB on an M370 using putty. After a successful install using ZFS and rebooting and then booting from ada0 (256GB Kingston mstata) pfSense does not boot.

                        Any help would be appreciated.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          You should be able to install either ZFS or UFS.

                          You need to enable the serial port in the installer or it will use the default ports.

                          How does it fail? Are you sure it's installing to that drive?

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                            Nerd2600
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                            Yep - enabled serial ports in the installer, and verified it installed to ada0. I will clear the mstata and try again and report back.

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                              Nerd2600 @Nerd2600
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                              @Nerd2600 All set. I needed to expunge the meta data on the mSata.

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