Netgate 4200 - boot problems
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@pfsense16v said in Netgate 4200 - boot problems:
Netgate got me on this one. 14 months in and I had to dish out some extra $$ because I'm just outside their warranty window. I've had good luck in the past with an sg-1100, 3100, and 5100. The 4200 was the POS. Here's hoping I get a few more years out of it.
Maybe you've seen this massive thread on the general topic of zfs wearing out SSDs, at least, with the default configuration; if not, have a look. I'm linking to the bottom line, but there's wealth of information above it in the thread:
https://forum.netgate.com/post/1214498
The bottom line shows basic config changes that should increase the service life of the SSD.
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@stephenw10 Yes, sir. Of course, the commands to look up information worked, but any command I used to write over or delete would throw errors.
Side note. As I'm not too savvy with all the Linux commands, I used AI as my assistant to help troubleshoot. I gave it my scenario and even gave it my outputs, and it generated the custom commands, which I needed to troubleshoot my system. I found it funny that it too was perplexed that nothing was working. It also kept commenting on how these results indicate serious problems with the drive. Eventually, it recommended that we give up trying to delete the eMMC and move on with the installation of the NVMe.
I use AI daily, which has been invaluable in this scenario. It feels like I'm chatting with tech support. I highly recommend it if you need help, especially late at night.
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@Mission-Ghost Thank you. Reading it now.
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@pfsense16v said in Netgate 4200 - boot problems:
As I'm not too savvy with all the Linux commands, I used AI as my assistant to help troubleshoot. I gave it my scenario and even gave it my outputs, and it generated the custom commands, which I needed to troubleshoot my system. I found it funny that it too was perplexed that nothing was working.
You might want to start by making it clear to the AI assistant that you are asking about a FreeBSD system rather than a Linux system…
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I did.
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