Auto boot
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@DaddyGo
I will have to check that DaddyGo.Hopefully I can solve the problem right there. Never thought of checking the BIOS; thought it would be a pfSense problem
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exactly
if older BIOS, so it mainly handles the PS2 keyboard / mouse (less commonly USB)..
of these functions could be turned off (F1 and input device waiting)pressing the F1 key instead it often moves on with "enter"
Note: this still has a problem loading the BIOS
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@bmeeks
It has always been like this with this hardware -
if you’re already there, also check for the latest BIOS version
there are many problems with old BIOS, with ACPI FW codetest method:
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Tried different settings in the BIOS -> no luck. De BIOS is from 2028, see attached image.
Here is an image of the boot page as well.
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Easy.
I put all my bets on the UEFI boot method.
That's not the good one.
Chose the old, MBR style method.See, for example : https://forum.netgate.com/topic/121343/2-4-uefi-install
I'm not saying EUFI doesn't work, but why complicating things when the old method worked so good ^^
also : Your BIOS : Quiet Boot surpresses all the nifty (often meaningless for normal people) info.
But, this is a firewall, so you should actually show all that info, as it looks far more "serious".
Possible bonus : you would see more info about the issue.Btw : it's not 'pfSense' or it's kernel that is halting. The halt is before that point.
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Thank you for your input Gertjan. I will have a look later today, or tomorrow.
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Come back to us with the results, it can be instructive
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@DaddyGo
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Hello guys,
Tried all kinds of settings in BIOS, but no luck
So, the boot process still halts and needs a keyboard 'enter'. Is there a way I can add a keyboard 'enter' into the startup file? Preferably with a delay of 5 seconds?
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how old is that MOBO?
no newer BIOS than 2018it seems to me it is also struggling with a Y2K problem
because the system time on it 07-01-7920 ????
+++edit: sorry no time + date
flash the BIOS again, on it
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I will try and find the latest BIOS of this MOBO, while 2018 is not old I think...
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It might be time to retire that hardware if the BIOS is that stubborn. No modern BIOS would hang like that (or shouldn't).
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"system time on it 07-01-7920 ????"
and this is absolutely not normal
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I am still under the impression, that it hangs while pfSense is starting up, see linked image. And BTW the system is just 6 months old.
https://forum.netgate.com/assets/uploads/files/1593609153333-img_0471.jpg
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I am still under the impression, that it hangs while pfSense is starting up, see linked image. And BTW the system is just 6 months old.
https://forum.netgate.com/assets/uploads/files/1593609153333-img_0471.jpg
But that is not a problem that pfSense users routinely report. In fact, hardly any do.
pfSense is really FreeBSD, and FreeBSD is an older lineage Unix type operating system. It tends to lag behind other operating systems in new hardware feature support (especially when compared to say Windows or even Linux). UEFI secure booting can be a problem sometimes on certain hardware with FreeBSD. If your BIOS provides a means to disable that, I would try without that being enabled.
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I have to thank you very much Sir! Changed the BIOS system time and it works!
Thank you for your input bmeeks and all the other guys! Much appreciated!
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