Multiple USB sticks: g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=663584768, length=40
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We used to run pfSense off a bootable 4GB USB stick (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V0TW0489).
We would burn the 4 GB image like so:
gunzip -c pfSense-2.1-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdc bs=16k
And everything has been working well for a while.
When upgrade time came around, the 4 GB sticks we were using were no longer available in the quantities we needed, so we picked the next size up (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820235047)
To upgrade remote offices, we write the pfSense image, and ship the sticks out to their respective offices so the people on-site can power down the router, plug the new stick in, power it up, answer a few interface questions, and go.
After the first 6 upgrades failed, I recalled all the sticks.
Here is what people are seeing:
<snip>Enter the Optional 3 interface name or 'a' for auto-detection (or nothing if finished): The interfaces will be assigned as follows: WAN -> vr0 LAN -> re0 OPT1 -> re1 OPT2 -> re2 Do you want to proceed [y|n]?y Writing configuration...g_vfs_done():ufs/cf[READ(offset=13189120, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/cf[READ(offset=26353664, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/cf[READ(offset=24576, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/cf[READ(offset=39518208, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/cf[READ(offset=24576, length=4096)]error = 5 pid 305 (php), uid 0 inumber 1635 on /cf: out of inodes /cf: create/symlink failed, no inodes free g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[READ(offset=246595584, length=65536)]error = 5 vnode_pager_getpages: I/O read error vm_fault: pager read error, pid 305 (php) g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=8192, length=1536)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=237568, length=2560)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1512923136, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1512955904, length=4096)]error = 5 pid 305 (php), uid 0: exited on signal 11 Segmentation fault Starting CRON... g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=663580672, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=663584768, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1512923136, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1512955904, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1844711424, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1844719616, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1844727808, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1844736000, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=1844740096, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=8192, length=1536)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=237568, length=2560)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=238936064, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=265449472, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=265453568, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=265457664, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[WRITE(offset=291991552, length=4096)]error = 5 g_vfs_done():ufs/pfsense0[READ(offset=480997376, length=34816)]error = 5 vnode_pager_getpages: I/O read error done.</snip>At that point, the router appears to hang.
Normally I would think that was a bad drive, but after the first six failed we tested a few on a windows machine–formatting them, filling them up with files, etc... They all appear to work fine.
Any pointers?
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This is definitely a regression.
Identical hardware, used the same exact USB stick for testing.This version works flawlessly: pfSense-2.0.3-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd-20130412-1022.img.gz
This version dies horribly: pfSense-2.1-RELEASE-2g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz
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I stand corrected. 2.0.3 gets much further before throwing errors and dying.
I'm guessing the model of USB stick isn't supported.