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    Qotom q330g4 Suicide

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      mykl
      last edited by

      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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      • DaddyGoD
        DaddyGo
        last edited by DaddyGo

        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/

        Cats bury it so they can't see it!
        (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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          viragomann @mykl
          last edited by

          @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.

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            mykl
            last edited by

            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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            • DaddyGoD
              DaddyGo @viragomann
              last edited by

              @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

              Cats bury it so they can't see it!
              (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                viragomann @DaddyGo
                last edited by

                @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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                • DaddyGoD
                  DaddyGo @viragomann
                  last edited by

                  @viragomann
                  thanks for the answer
                  then "iron" is actually stable, OP just has no luck

                  A++++ 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)

                  Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                  (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                    viragomann @DaddyGo
                    last edited by

                    @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.

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                      mykl
                      last edited by

                      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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                        viragomann @mykl
                        last edited by

                        @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.

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                          mykl @viragomann
                          last edited by

                          @viragomann Mine came with "Kingfast/hoodisk HDSSESB-032GB mSATA SSD 32GB" -- I suspect a problem with these.

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                          • DaddyGoD
                            DaddyGo @mykl
                            last edited by

                            @mykl With the Kingston UV500 series, I had no problem (for NGFW)

                            Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                            (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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