Can't reinstall pfSense on Netgate1100

OliverMacD

Hi all,

I attempted to upgrade pfSense on my Netgate 1100. On attempting to install from the connected USB drive I get the attached output. I have tried to re-flash my usb stick and tried a few different usb sticks but I keep running into the same exact issue. Is there any way to fix this? (I also ran usb reset prior to run usbrecovery)

Marvell>> run usbrecovery
switch to partitions #0, OK
mmc1(part 0) is current device

MMC erase: dev # 1, block # 0, count 4194304 ... 4194304 blocks erased: OK
resetting USB...
USB0:   Register 2000104 NbrPorts 2
Starting the controller
USB XHCI 1.00
USB1:   USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus 0 for devices... 1 USB Device(s) found
scanning bus 1 for devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning usb for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
    17302   armada-3720-gti-doorkeeper.dtb
    18022   armada-3720-netgate-1100.dtb
    18022   armada-3720-sg1100.dtb
    12944   armada-3720-netgate-2100.dtb
    12944   armada-3720-sg2100.dtb

5 file(s), 0 dir(s)

2097152 bytes read in 76 ms (26.3 MiB/s)
18022 bytes read in 17 ms (1 MiB/s)
## Starting EFI application at 07000000 ...

>> FreeBSD EFI boot block
   Loader path: /boot/loader.efi

   Initializing modules: ZFS UFS
   Load Path: /\armada-3720-sg1100.dtb
   Probing 1 block devices...not supported
 done
    ZFS found no pools
    UFS found no partitions
Failed to load '/boot/loader.efi'
panic: No bootable partitions found!
## Application terminated, r = 1
Marvell>>

stephenw10

Hmm, what image exactly are you using?

What uboot version does it report?

What USB devices have you tested? All USB3?

You may need to ask for the legacy recovery image if it's running a very old version.

Steve

OliverMacD

@stephenw10

My uboot version is: U-Boot 2018.03-devel-18.12.3-gc9aa92c-dirty (Oct 13 2021 - 10:14:54 -0300)

The image I am using is: pfSense-plus-installer-24.06-BETA7-aarch64-20240614-1949.img

I have used only USB 2.0 thumb drives as I don't currently have a usb 3.0 drive available.

Thanks,
Oliver

stephenw10

Hmm, I would open a support ticket and request the legacy installer: https://www.netgate.com/tac-support-request

That image should work but you may have some edge case.