How to shorten the reboot time (71 lost packets) of a NanoBSD-2.1-amd64 install?
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I have not very old hardware, a 2013 Intel Nuc with i3-3217U processor, two Apple USB fast ethernet interface, and two Intel PRO/1000 nics. pfSense-2.1-RELEASE-4g-amd64-nanobsd_vga.img was installed on to a 4GB class 10 Kingston microSDHC device (USB interface) using Mac OS X. The dd command write speed with 1m buffer size on OSX was: 12,024,321 bytes/sec. Only 2 out of 4 interfaces are assigned (1x ALIX USB V4/dhcp4, 1x Intel PRO/1000 v4: fixed ip).
The reboot time is long: using a 1 second interval ping command loses 71 second when rebooting.
BIOS is changed to only display the F2 prompt to enter BIOS for only 2 seconds. Beastie is already disabled.
What can be done to further shorten the pfSense 2.1 (re)boot time?
dmesg output:
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FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p11 #0: Wed Sep 11 20:12:27 EDT 2013 root@snapshots-8_3-amd64.builders.pfsense.org:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/pfSensesrc/src/sys/pfSense_wrap_vga.8.amd64 amd64 Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3217U CPU @ 1.80GHz (1797.69-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x306a9 Family = 6 Model = 3a Stepping = 9 Features=0xbfebfbff <fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,mca,cmov,pat,pse36,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,ss,htt,tm,pbe>Features2=0x35bae3bf <sse3,pclmulqdq,dtes64,mon,ds_cpl,vmx,est,tm2,ssse3,cx16,xtpr,pdcm,pcid,sse4.1,sse4.2,x2apic,popcnt,tscdlt,xsave,avx,f16c>AMD Features=0x28100800 <syscall,nx,rdtscp,lm>AMD Features2=0x1 <lahf>TSC: P-state invariant real memory = 2147483648 (2048 MB) avail memory = 1915498496 (1826 MB) ACPI APIC Table: <intel d33217ck=""> FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 4 CPUs FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s) x 2 SMT threads cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID: 0 cpu1 (AP): APIC ID: 1 cpu2 (AP): APIC ID: 2 cpu3 (AP): APIC ID: 3 ACPI Warning: FADT (revision 5) is longer than ACPI 2.0 version, truncating length 268 to 244 (20101013/tbfadt-392) ioapic0 <version 2.0=""> irqs 0-23 on motherboard wlan: mac acl policy registered kbd1 at kbdmux0 cryptosoft0: <software crypto=""> on motherboard padlock0: No ACE support. acpi0: <intel> on motherboard acpi0: [ITHREAD] acpi0: Power Button (fixed) Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x408-0x40b on acpi0 cpu0: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0 cpu1: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0 cpu2: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0 cpu3: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0 pcib0: <acpi host-pci="" bridge=""> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 pci0: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib0 vgapci0: <vga-compatible display=""> port 0xf000-0xf03f mem 0xf7800000-0xf7bfffff,0xe0000000-0xefffffff irq 16 at device 2.0 on pci0 pci0: <simple comms=""> at device 22.0 (no driver attached) ehci0: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller=""> mem 0xf7f08000-0xf7f083ff irq 16 at device 26.0 on pci0 ehci0: [ITHREAD] usbus0: EHCI version 1.0 usbus0: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller=""> on ehci0 pci0: <multimedia, hda=""> at device 27.0 (no driver attached) pcib1: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge=""> irq 16 at device 28.0 on pci0 pci1: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib1 pcib2: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge=""> irq 17 at device 28.1 on pci0 pci2: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib2 igb0: <intel(r) 1000="" pro="" network="" connection="" version="" -="" 2.3.1=""> port 0xe020-0xe03f mem 0xf7d80000-0xf7dfffff,0xf7e04000-0xf7e07fff irq 17 at device 0.0 on pci2 igb0: Using MSIX interrupts with 5 vectors igb0: [ITHREAD] igb0: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0 igb0: [ITHREAD] igb0: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1 igb0: [ITHREAD] igb0: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2 igb0: [ITHREAD] igb0: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3 igb0: [ITHREAD] igb1: <intel(r) 1000="" pro="" network="" connection="" version="" -="" 2.3.1=""> port 0xe000-0xe01f mem 0xf7c80000-0xf7cfffff,0xf7e00000-0xf7e03fff irq 18 at device 0.1 on pci2 igb1: Using MSIX interrupts with 5 vectors igb1: [ITHREAD] igb1: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0 igb1: [ITHREAD] igb1: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1 igb1: [ITHREAD] igb1: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2 igb1: [ITHREAD] igb1: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3 igb1: [ITHREAD] pcib3: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge=""> irq 16 at device 28.4 on pci0 pci3: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib3 ehci1: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller=""> mem 0xf7f07000-0xf7f073ff irq 23 at device 29.0 on pci0 ehci1: [ITHREAD] usbus1: EHCI version 1.0 usbus1: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller=""> on ehci1 isab0: <pci-isa bridge=""> at device 31.0 on pci0 isa0: <isa bus=""> on isab0 atapci0: <intel panther="" point="" sata300="" controller=""> port 0xf0b0-0xf0b7,0xf0a0-0xf0a3,0xf090-0xf097,0xf080-0xf083,0xf060-0xf07f mem 0xf7f06000-0xf7f067ff irq 19 at device 31.2 on pci0 atapci0: [ITHREAD] atapci0: AHCI called from vendor specific driver atapci0: AHCI v1.30 controller with 6 6Gbps ports, PM not supported pci0: <serial bus,="" smbus=""> at device 31.3 (no driver attached) acpi_button0: <power button=""> on acpi0 acpi_tz0: <thermal zone=""> on acpi0 acpi_tz1: <thermal zone=""> on acpi0 acpi_hpet0: <high precision="" event="" timer=""> iomem 0xfed00000-0xfed003ff on acpi0 Timecounter "HPET" frequency 14318180 Hz quality 900 atrtc0: <at realtime="" clock=""> port 0x70-0x77 irq 8 on acpi0 atrtc0: Warning: Couldn't map I/O. orm0: <isa option="" roms=""> at iomem 0xc0000-0xcefff,0xcf000-0xcffff,0xd0000-0xd0fff on isa0 atkbd: unable to set the command byte. sc0: <system console=""> at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> vga0: <generic isa="" vga=""> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 atkbdc0: <keyboard controller="" (i8042)=""> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 atkbd0: <at keyboard=""> irq 1 on atkbdc0 kbd0 at atkbd0 atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] atkbd0: [ITHREAD] ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range acpi_perf0: <acpi cpu="" frequency="" control=""> on cpu0 Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing. usbus0: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0 usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0 SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched! Ruogoetn 1m.o1u:n t< Iwnatietli>n ga tf ours:bu su1sb us1 usbus0 uhub0: <intel 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr=""> on usbus1 ugen0.1: <intel> at usbus0 uhub1: <intel 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr=""> on usbus0 uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered Root mount waiting for: usbus1 usbus0 ugen0.2: <vendor 0x8087=""> at usbus0 uhub2: <vendor 2="" 9="" 0x8087="" product="" 0x0024,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr=""> on usbus0 ugen1.2: <vendor 0x8087=""> at usbus1 uhub3: <vendor 2="" 9="" 0x8087="" product="" 0x0024,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr=""> on usbus1 Root mount waiting for: usbus1 usbus0 uhub2: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered uhub3: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered ugen1.3: <vendor 0x05ac=""> at usbus1 axe0: <vendor 3="" 0x05ac="" product="" 0x1402,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.01,="" addr=""> on usbus1 Root mount waiting for: usbus1 miibus0: <mii bus=""> on axe0 ukphy0: <generic ieee="" 802.3u="" media="" interface=""> PHY 16 on miibus0 ukphy0: none, 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto ue0: <usb ethernet=""> on axe0 ugen1.4: <vendor 0x05ac=""> at usbus1 axe1: <vendor 4="" 0x05ac="" product="" 0x1402,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.01,="" addr=""> on usbus1 Root mount waiting for: usbus1 miibus1: <mii bus=""> on axe1 ukphy1: <generic ieee="" 802.3u="" media="" interface=""> PHY 16 on miibus1 ukphy1: none, 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto ue1: <usb ethernet=""> on axe1 ugen1.5: <generic> at usbus1 umass0: <generic 0="" 5="" flash="" card="" readerwriter,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr=""> on usbus1 da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0 da0: <generic sd="" mmc="" ms="" xd="" 1.07=""> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device da0: 40.000MB/s transfers da0: 3796MB (7774208 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 483C) da1 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 1 da1: <generic microsd="" m2="" 1.08=""> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device da1: 40.000MB/s transfers da1: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present GEOM_PART: integrity check failed (da0, MBR) GEOM: da0s1: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s). GEOM: da0s2: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s). Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfsense0 ue0: link state changed to DOWN ue0: link state changed to UP pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled igb1: link state changed to UP pid 82884 (ntpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11</generic></generic></generic></generic></usb></generic></mii></vendor></vendor></usb></generic></mii></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></intel></intel></intel></acpi></at></keyboard></generic></system></isa></at></high></thermal></thermal></power></serial></intel></isa></pci-isa></ehci></ehci></acpi></acpi></intel(r)></intel(r)></acpi></acpi></acpi></acpi></multimedia,></ehci></ehci></simple></vga-compatible></acpi></acpi></acpi></acpi></acpi></acpi></intel></software></version></intel></lahf></syscall,nx,rdtscp,lm></sse3,pclmulqdq,dtes64,mon,ds_cpl,vmx,est,tm2,ssse3,cx16,xtpr,pdcm,pcid,sse4.1,sse4.2,x2apic,popcnt,tscdlt,xsave,avx,f16c></fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,mca,cmov,pat,pse36,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,ss,htt,tm,pbe> -
Reading from flash via USB is slow. You could boot from a small SSD instead, should speed things up.
Steve
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There is not SATA interface in this hardware, and the mSATA slot is filled with the NIC.
Not waiting 12 seconds for F1 or F2 already saves 17%.
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Finally found a half size mSATA SSD drive: SanDisk SSD U100 8GB mSATA mini 2.5'' SATA III MLC (450MB/s; 350MB/s), TRIM
Article number/Product code/SKU: SDSA5FK-008G.
This is still double the capacity (8GB) as the largest NanoBSD image (4GB).
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Try these:
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting#NanoBSD_on_Newer_Hardware -
In this case I believe the OP is using Nano-vga which already has DMA enabled (or did last time I checked). Worth checking though, it may be disabled in the bios for example.
Steve
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Yeah, it does appear to have it enabled. Still worth checking. It would help for an mSATA but USB might actually be hurt by them.
