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

Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software

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stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
last edited by Jan 12, 2025, 7:19 PM

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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rmaeder @stephenw10
last edited by Jan 13, 2025, 7:47 AM

@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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