Netgate 7100 firmware upgrade failed
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Yes, it's a known issue. Open a TAC ticket to get an older image you can update the BIOS from:
https://www.netgate.com/tac-support-requestSteve
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Thanks and I submitted the TAC request.
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Did you end up resolving this? I'm on pfsense 24.03-RELEASE on a xg-7100 and cant upgrade my coreboot from 01.00.00.10 to 01.00.00.20.
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I got the old pfsense 21.05.1 from TAC, installed that and used Package Manager to install "(Netgate_Firmware_Upgrade sysutils 0.51)"
Now firmware upgrade screen gives:
SystemNetgate Firmware Upgrade The following input errors were detected: This function is not available for this hardware model
I have Netgate XG-7100 (1U) model.
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23.05.1 is the last version that included the comnpatible flashrom. You can install that version from the Net Installer.
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Based on https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/12487 :
7100 on 22.01 with Netgate_Firmware_Upgrade 0.46 does not offer "Upgrade and Reboot" With a 7100 on 21.05.1, Netgate Firmware Upgrade 0.41.2 appears to fix this bug.
That's why I requested 21.05.1 from TAC. After I installed 21.05.1, I can only update to Netgate_Firmware_Upgrade 0.54, and that gives me:
This function is not available for this hardware model
Are you suggesting I should go to 23.05.1?
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Yes that's what I would do. The included package with that should upgrade Coreboot in the 7100 fine.
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21.05.1 only gives the option to net update to 23.01.
I updated to 23.01 and installed Netgate_Fimrware_Upgrade 0.56 package (included). That allowed me to update the firmware from 01.00.00.11 to 01.00.00.20.
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I have a 7100 too. How did you end up putting the older version on it?
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Open a TAC ticket and request it: https://www.netgate.com/tac-support-request
Or use the Net Installer to install 23.05.1. That has the required flashrom version.