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    can't find '/etc/hostid' /boot/entropy size=0x1000

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      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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      • rmaederR
        rmaeder @stephenw10
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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).

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