2.7.2 Fresh install fails: "Failed to run the post installation script"

[nalims]

I actually need to double check that. I was intimidated my the pop-up

I'll try tonight

[stephenw10]

Yeah, it shouldn't do that. We're looking into it now but I believe that's fixed in the next installer version.

[nalims]

So it actually boots into pfsense somewhat, I see the Welcome to pfSense page in the terminal.

When I press 1 for Boot Multi user [Enter] it loads some stuff but apparently fails to mount the disk:

[...]
Trying to mount root from zfs:pfSense/ROOT/default []...
Mounting from  zfs:pfSense/ROOT/default failed with error 2: unknown file system.
[...]

And then it drops me to a mountroot> command line interface.

[stephenw10]

Hmm, maybe didn't add the required loader values because it aborted the script.

Try escaping to the OK> prompt at the boot loader and then entering:

load /boot/kernel/kernel
load /boot/kernel/opensolaris.ko
load /boot/kernel/zfs.ko
boot

If that successfully boots you can add those variables to the loader file.

[nalims]

Wow, this worked! <3

I was able to boot to pfSense 2.7.2, and I'm getting an ip on the LAN, awesome!

Could you tell me how I can add those (which exactly?) variables to the loader file?

[stephenw10]

Ok check the file: /boot/loader.conf

Those values may already have been added by pfSense when it booted. It should contain the lines:

opensolaris_load="YES"
zfs_load="YES"

If not add them there.

[nalims]

Wonderful, thank you very much!

[Frequency]

Hello,

Thank you for the help so far. I've also got a similar issue, a Protectli FW4C device with Coreboot bios which finished it's installation with the same error message "Failed to run post installation script".
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I am using the default required boot option, ZFS so doubt its a UEFI issue.

I have managed to boot the machine by exiting from the pfsense autoselect options and then running Stephenw10's commands as per

When editing the /boot/loader.conf to add the two lines below or as suggested in the /default/loader.conf file, creating a new /boot/loader.conf.local file with just the two lines the Normal reboot still fails to autoboot to pfsense and gets stuck on Mountroot>

opensolaris_load="YES"
zfs_load="YES"

Happy to provide any log files required, unfortunately I cannot find the install-log.txt file in the /tmp/ directory now pfsense is installed, hence the screenshots.

Am I editing the wrong file, or missing something? Adding the two lines hasn't fixed the automatic boot to pfsense.

Thank you

[stephenw10]

Do you see it loading those modules at boot? Should show at the console before the kernel loads.

[Frequency]

@stephenw10 This is what I see at boot - Kernel and Solaris.ko seem to be there, but not ZFS_ ?

[Frequency]

OK I shall admit the problem is between the chair and the keyboard. Happy Monday.

Looked at the zfs line, and had _Load instead of _load.

Capital latter=problem in linux world. Excuse my windows background ;-)

Thanks @stephenw10 !

[stephenw10]

Cool. Easy fix!

[robboroom]

@stephenw10 said in 2.7.2 Fresh install fails: "Failed to run the post installation script":

Ok check the file: /boot/loader.conf

Those values may already have been added by pfSense when it booted. It should contain the lines:

opensolaris_load="YES"
zfs_load="YES"

If not add them there.

Hi, new here, exact same problem as topic starter, also on protectli vault.
Apparently the new installer isn't here.

I am a n00b at Pfsense, just getting my feet wet, so please forgive my noobness.
But how do I edit the /boot/loader.conf file?

[stephenw10]

Once it has booted you can use Diag > Edit File.

At the command line you can use the Easy Editor, ee. So:
ee /boot/loader.conf

Steve

[robboroom]

@stephenw10 Thank you, but still a couple of questions.

I end up at the command prompt in the mountroot directory
mountroot>

When I enter ee /bootloader.conf I get:
"Invalid file system specification"

When I enter Diag I get the same.

[stephenw10]

To make it boot initially you have to set the values at the bootloader (OK>) prompt as I showed here: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1173457

Only once it has booted fully can you edit the loader.conf file.

[Frequency]

Just to add to this thread, I'm sure I tried using vi to edit the conf file and although it looked edited, it didn't work. Instead after I managed to boot into pfsense by running the commands Stephen10 suggested

load /boot/kernel/kernel
load /boot/kernel/opensolaris.ko
load /boot/kernel/zfs.ko
boot

I was able to connect to the pfsense device using winSCP on the same network via my windows laptop (or SCP for non windows) and created the /boot/loader.conf.local file with the two entries:

opensolaris_load="YES"
zfs_load="YES"

Hope this helps someone who might use this route.

[stephenw10]

This is one of the only situations where I would recommend putting them in loader.conf directly. That is where they would normally be.

However putting them in loader.conf.local won't hurt anything.

[robboroom]

@stephenw10 said in 2.7.2 Fresh install fails: "Failed to run the post installation script":

To make it boot initially you have to set the values at the bootloader (OK>) prompt as I showed here: https://forum.netgate.com/post/1173457

Only once it has booted fully can you edit the loader.conf file.

Ok, but after I enter the lines at the ok prompt and I boot, I get to a screen with 17 options (0-16):
0) Logout

1. Assign interfaces
2. Set interface IP address
   etc.

No possible option to enter ee /bootloader.conf

Again, so sorry for my ultimate noobness

[stephenw10]

Use option 8 there to reach the command line first.