SG-1100 "Bricked" after upgrade
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I recently put an SG-1100 back into service and attempted an upgrade. After reboot, the device will power on, but the GUI doesn't work and the device doesn't appear to be working (no default 192.168.x.x network on LAN, and it doesn't pull an IP address from the WAN side via DHCP). I'm trying to connect to the console from a Macbook Pro with USB-C. So far, no joy. I've tried to follow the instructions from Netgate here (https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-1000/connect-to-console.html). Looking for any smart folks who have experience on this one!
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@stusmith What are you seeing in your serial console?
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@kom I'm not actually able to connect via console. That's my problem :(
I downloaded the SILabs drivers, but am not able to get the connection to work. When I type "screen COM3 115200", Terminal tells me, "Cannot exec COM3".
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@stusmith You're connecting via USB correct? You would have to use a USB port. I'm not a Mac guy so I can't help you with that but on my Linux box I would use something like putty to connect to /dev/ttyUSB0.
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@kom Yeah I'm using USB. You make a good point. Maybe I can spin up a Linux VM on my Mac and try it that way. #things_work_better_in_Linux ;)
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@stusmith That won't solve your problem. The Netgate page says that for Mac you should look to connect to something like this:
/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART
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@kom this seems to be the root of my problem. I installed the SILab driver, but this particular driver "cu.SLAB_xxx" doesn't show up in /dev/. The only one I have is "cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port".
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@stusmith Do you have any other type of computer you could use? I can't help you with Mac driver issues. Perhaps a Linux live boot disc might do the trick.
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@kom Good question. I tried this on a Windows 10 PC and Putty, but couldn't get virtual COM drivers working there either.
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@kom I like the Linux live boot option as well (from a flashdrive--who has CD-ROM these days)?
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@bigsy quick update, "Serial" worked flawlessly!
I got my Netgate back in operation.
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Serial = (virtual) COM Port, yes
Bricked = kinda depends on how "bricked" bricked was...but it wasn't bricked so bad it became a door stop. :)
