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    How to shorten the reboot time (71 lost packets) of a NanoBSD-2.1-amd64 install?

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      maxm 0 last edited by

      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:

      Copyright (c) 1992-2012 The FreeBSD Project.
      Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
      	The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
      FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
      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>
      
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      • stephenw10
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

        Reading from flash via USB is slow. You could boot from a small SSD instead, should speed things up.

        Steve

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          maxm 0 last edited by

          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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            maxm 0 last edited by

            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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            • jimp
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate last edited by

              Try these:
              https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting#NanoBSD_on_Newer_Hardware

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              • stephenw10
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                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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                • jimp
                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate last edited by

                  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.

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