Qotom q330g4 Suicide
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Hi all,
I'm new to pfSense, but Network+ certified, so would be grateful for some wisdom.
I purchased a Qotom q330g4 appliance from Amazon. Received it, installed pfSense (most recent build), and everything looked terrific. I left the office for the day, came back in, and the device was reporting this:
ERROR: Impossible to mount filesystem, use interactive shell to attempt to recover it
On the console (an HDMI display really), it was sitting at a # prompt, and I'm not really sure what to do. I tried to use fsck, but it reported the the file system was read only (or something like that).
I should add, that this is the second device that this has happened with, as I returned the first one, convinced that it was a hardware problem.
Can anyone offer any theories on what's going on, and what I might do to fix it?
Thank you.
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Hi,
there is more work with shell-based debugging / troubleshooting, than a new instal and recovery from backup XML
you say, that:
"I should add, that this is the second device that this has happened with, as I returned the first one, convinced that it was a hardware problem."therefore, this hardware very much seems to be problematic with pfSense (or other OSs), although its specification looks good.....
(I would even install a Windows or Linux on it, that can test the hardware with various stress test tools)The best test is to set it up once again and if it happens again, you know what to do.......https://www.pfsense.org/products/
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@mykl
I have a Qotom Q350G4. I've installed a Linux with KVM and run pfSense virtualized on it.
Works flawlessly for more than two years now. -
Thanks gang... I'm convinced that there's a flaw in the mSATA SSD drives they're putting in these-- I've swapped it out and put in a SATA SSD I had on hand and will see how it goes over the next couple of days.
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@viragomann
Hi,
just out of curiosity, why don't you run pure pfSense, you also had problems?
Many people use this brand, as I see it -
@DaddyGo
No, my intention was to run multiple VMs on that hardware. It's for home use only.My Qotom came with pfSense pre-installed (legal?) though, but I never used that installation.
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@viragomann
thanks for the answer
then "iron" is actually stable, OP just has no luckA++++ did you decide you didn't use the pre - install and the question is appropriate (legal ???)?
the place of the joke:
chinese pfSense mod with full back door (like Huawei) -
@DaddyGo said in Qotom q330g4 Suicide:
chinese pfSense mod with full back door (like Huawei)
That wasn't my thought at that time, but today I'm more worried about such things for sure. -
Working flawlessly overnight with a SanDisk SATA SSD, so there's likely some kind of wider problem with those "Hoodisk" mSATA SSDs they shipped with.
PSA... order the "barebones" Qotom and add your own better quality drive and RAM.
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@mykl
As far as I remember they mentioned troubles with specific mSATA drives then.
However, mine was shipped with an mSATA too (128 GB) and it works without issues with Linux. -
@viragomann Mine came with "Kingfast/hoodisk HDSSESB-032GB mSATA SSD 32GB" -- I suspect a problem with these.
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@mykl With the Kingston UV500 series, I had no problem (for NGFW)
