SG-1100 stuck in boot loop, fsck didn't fix. Can't download firmware

SpaceBass

hey folks, here's what I'm seeing:

***** FILE SYSTEM MARKED CLEAN *****
Filesystems are clean, continuing...
Mounting filesystems...
random: unblocking device.

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Welcome to pfSense 2.4.4-RELEASE (Patch 2)...

panic: ufs_dirbad: /: bad dir ino 183296 at offset 512: mangled entry
cpuid = 1
Uptime: 22s
Automatic reboot in 15 seconds - press a key on the console to abort

When I log into the support portal, my SG-1100 doesn't show, so I can't download the firmware and, unless I'm mistaken, it looks like I can't email support without paying for a per-incident plan. Given that its 3 days old, that feels like something I shouldn't have to do.

Anyone have tips for either getting the firmware or getting this thing unstuck?

stephenw10

That's a filesystem issue you can almost always recover from that by manually running fsck several times:

Running a file system consistency check on the SG1100:

At the SG1100 console press any key to interrupt the boot loader when you see:
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.

At the prompt enter: boot -s

That will boot in single user mode to a question asking for a path to the shell, just press return to reach the # prompt.

At the # prompt run the following command: fsck -y /

Run the fsck command at least 3 times; Repeat the command until no errors are reported, even if fsck claims the filesystem has been marked "clean".

Reboot by running: reboot

It should boot normally and with no residual long-term issues.

But if you do need the recovery image please open a ticket with us at https://go.netgate.com and we'll come straight back to you with that.

Steve