Kernel Panic m_getzone: m_getjcl: invalid cluster

[kdurrant]

Hardware:
AMD A10-5800K APU with Radeon HD Graphics
4 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s) (ASUS MB).
Version:
2.1-RELEASE (amd64)
built on Wed Sep 11 18:17:48 EDT 2013

Kernel panic message is:
panic: m_getzone: m_getjcl: invalid cluster type
cpuid = 0
KDB: enter: panic

[st4t1c]

same error here when i boot without a keyboard - or with a keyboard through a KVM switch.

only thing that works is having a keyboard connected directly.

tried on two different socket 775 setups (different cpu,m/b & ram) and they both had this problem.

both were 64bit 2.1 RELEASE versions.

wierd bug…

p.s never had this problem when i used pfsense from a vm with passthrough NICs.

[josecuartas]

Use boot option 3 each time your pfSense system boots.

Or use option 8 to go to the console.
In the console type:

vi /boot/loader.conf.local
Press Insert on your keyboard and start typing the following text (watch for typos!):

hw.mca.enabled=0
hw.bce.tso_enable=0
kern.cam.boot_delay=10000
Once done, press Escape on your keyboard and enter:

:wq

Continue by pressing Enter
Reboot pfSense using the following command. It should now default to boot with USB support.

shutdown -r now

[st4t1c]

thanks for your answer…

After a few weeks after i posted the previous message - i have restarted pfSense (with the usb keyboard connected) and i somehow had another Kernel Panic with the same message, so i guess connecting that USB keyboard wasn't really the solution.

After googling around i found that if i add

"hw.pci.enable_msix=0"

in the loader.conf should bring the system up to bootable state. And indeed it did, although i still keep the USB keyboard connected to have peace of mind.

I'll keep your proposition at hand just in case i experience the problem again.

Thanks again.