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Error: PFSense cannot continue without at least one network interface card

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    Gertjan @cg50000p
    last edited by Feb 9, 2023, 7:46 AM

    @cg50000p said in Error: PFSense cannot continue without at least one network interface card:

    and hardware seems to be running fine

    Then show us the part that scrolled just of the windows : the moment where the kernel recognizes and find hardware : the network adapter(s) :
    If it found none, then it can't do 'routing' as a firewall / router needs at least 2 (1 with conditions) network interfaces.

    See also this thread : Intel i226-V not recognized

    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
    Edit : and where are the logs ??

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      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by Feb 10, 2023, 1:59 PM

      Use a 2.7 snapshot for now. That should recognise those NICs.

      Steve

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        brunorocha__ @stephenw10
        last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 9:33 PM

        @stephenw10
        How can I install a snapshot?

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 9:39 PM

          2.7 is released now, no need to use a snapshot:
          https://www.pfsense.org/download/

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            brunorocha__ @stephenw10
            last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 9:41 PM

            @stephenw10
            Forgive me for my ignorance, but I did the installation of 2.7 and the same problem appears in the attached image of the friend cg50000. I am upset.

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 9:46 PM

              What NICs does it have?

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                brunorocha__ @stephenw10
                last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 10:06 PM

                @stephenw10 04 ports I226-V.

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                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 10:48 PM

                  Like rev4 or it has 4 NICs?

                  [root@test4.stevew.lan]/dev: pciconf -lvc igc0
                  igc0@pci0:25:0:0:       class=0x020000 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x125c subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0000
                      vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                      device     = 'Ethernet Controller I226-V'
                      class      = network
                      subclass   = ethernet
                      cap 01[40] = powerspec 3  supports D0 D3  current D0
                      cap 05[50] = MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit, vector masks 
                      cap 11[70] = MSI-X supports 5 messages, enabled
                                   Table in map 0x1c[0x0], PBA in map 0x1c[0x2000]
                      cap 10[a0] = PCI-Express 2 endpoint max data 256(512) FLR RO NS
                                   max read 512
                                   link x1(x1) speed 5.0(5.0) ASPM L1(L1)
                      ecap 0001[100] = AER 2 0 fatal 0 non-fatal 0 corrected
                      ecap 0003[140] = Serial 1 0008a2ffff12ecd4
                      ecap 0018[1c0] = LTR 1
                      ecap 001f[1f0] = Precision Time Measurement 1
                      ecap 001e[1e0] = L1 PM Substates 1
                  
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                    brunorocha__ @stephenw10
                    last edited by Sep 6, 2023, 11:42 AM

                    @stephenw10
                    I can't enter any command, because PFSENSE hangs on the same screen as the first question in this post. Is there another way I can extract this information?

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                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by Sep 6, 2023, 12:21 PM

                      I would try to boot something else to confirm. Something Linux based is most likely to function.

                      You could boot a FreeBSD 14 snapshot, that will allow you install even if it doesn't find any NICs.
                      https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/

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                        brunorocha__ @stephenw10
                        last edited by Sep 8, 2023, 11:23 AM

                        @stephenw10

                        Hello!
                        I was able to boot PFSense (version 2.6) with a USB/LAN interface. I updated to version 2.7 and now it recognizes the I226-V ports!

                        Thank you very much for all your attention!

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by Sep 8, 2023, 12:28 PM

                          Nice!

                          That's odd though. The 2.7 installer did not find that NICs directly?
                          There should be no difference between and upgrade from 2.6 or a clean 2.7 install. Certainly the kernel and drivers are the same.

                          Steve

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                            brunorocha__ @stephenw10
                            last edited by Sep 8, 2023, 12:44 PM

                            @stephenw10
                            I also found it very strange, because I installed version 2.7 before and it didn't recognize it. But this morning I tried to install the 2.6 version, use the USB interface and perform the update and this way it worked. Maybe it's something about the motherboard. Can I create a new topic about this case and point out this alternative?

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                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by Sep 8, 2023, 1:03 PM

                              It seems more like a bug if that's repeatable. Though it could be something specific to that board. It's hard to see how it would be any different.

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                                brunorocha__ @stephenw10
                                last edited by Sep 8, 2023, 2:31 PM

                                @stephenw10
                                I believe it could be yes. But resolved on my part. Thanks again for all the help!

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