can't find '/etc/hostid' /boot/entropy size=0x1000
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@handymandm hostid is required for ZFS. It seems to be a defect. workaround below
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/141691/defect-etc-rc-d-hostid-file-for-zfs-not-generated-from-uuid/4?_=1669295521699 -
@4o4rh
This just happened to me when trying to install latest pfsense to a iKoolcore R2max.
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Most systems will show that error at boot because there is no uuid passed by the BIOS. It's harmless though, you shouldn't need to do anything.
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@stephenw10
not entirely harmless: it failed to continue booting. After install, the reboot hung right after printing the message about /etc/hostid.
I then rebooted in single user mode, created /etc/hostid as described in the link mentioned earlier in this thread, only then did it reboot normally. -
I've never seen that. That was in a current version? Net installer?
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@stephenw10
Yes, latest net installer, purchased (for USD 0) from netgate two days ago.
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Hmm, what error did you see when trying to install ZFS before setting a hostid?
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@stephenw10 I didn't notice any errors during the setup process
(pfSense CE, ZFS, GPT, stripe, nda0). At the end I rebooted it, and then it hung. -
Ah so it just fails to boot the install without a valid hostid? Does it hang exactly at the hostid error?
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@stephenw10 IIRC the message about the missing /etc/hostid was the last message before the hang (I neglected to make a screenshot).