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    [SOLVED - manual upgrd] Upgraded to 2.1.4 and now my WG Firebox X700 won't boot!

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • M
      m4f1050
      last edited by

      Just upgraded to newest 2.1.4 and it gives me error gallore..!

      
ad0: 1919MB <smi 20110407="" model="">at ata0-master UDMA33
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3931197
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3931183
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3931196
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3931199
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3931199
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=3931137
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=128
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=128
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=128
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=16
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=16
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=16
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=0
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=512
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=512
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=512
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=64
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=64
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=64
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=0
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=2
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=2
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=2
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=16
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=16
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=16
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=128
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=128
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=128
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=0
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=0
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=0
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=1
ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (0 retries left) LBA=1
ad0: FAILURE - READ_DMA timed out LBA=1</smi>
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      • M
        m4f1050
        last edited by

        I managed to boot to 2.1.3 by selecting 2 on serial boot…  Any ideas???

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          razblack
          last edited by

          I just attempted the update and after 20 minutes it is still spinning its' wheels on "an upgrade is currently in progress"….  not a good sign.

          ok... it finally finished.. wooh, had me worried.

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            m4f1050
            last edited by

            Are you running nano on cf-card?

            EDIT:  Tried a 2nd time, same result.  Not sure if it's my CF-card, but the CF-card was brand new when I first installed pfSense on my WG Firebox X700.  Any other WG Firebox users experiencing this?

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              razblack
              last edited by

              no, i'm running it on a HP G7 N54L..

              took close to 25 minutes to update, but it finished.. few packages are working, but i read the notes so… i guess i got some re-installs to do.

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                bennyc
                last edited by

                Yes, also have issues. Did also push upgrade from (nanobsd) 2.1.3 -> 2.1.4 on my spare WG x1250e, and it is now stuck in a boot loop. I don't even get to a bsd boot option (slice selection) :(
                Guess I'll need to yank out the CF and see what has happened…  ::)

                4x XG-7100 (2xHA), 1x SG-4860, 1x SG-2100
                1x PC Engines APU2C4, 1x PC Engines APU1C4

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                  xbipin
                  last edited by

                  did this update break the console, 2 things seem broken, first when u boot the alix the message that says u got 5 seconds to hit any key for shell and second when it says bootup complete, the rest of the part that shows console commands and interface ips never show

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                    bennyc
                    last edited by

                    to make my previous post complete:
                    system was a nanobsd 2G i386 on a kingston CF, minimal packages installed (OpenVPN Client export only), running on a WG x1250e with 1G ram.
                    First impression I have is that the filesystem has become corrupted or so?
                    Exact actions take: initiate upgrade from the gui, waited like 40minutes or so (then pulled the plug because it didn't come up).
                    Connected serially, and saw it was booting in loops… So or the upgrade screwed something, or I did not wait long enough. More analyses later today when I have more time, all suggestions welcome in meantime.

                    4x XG-7100 (2xHA), 1x SG-4860, 1x SG-2100
                    1x PC Engines APU2C4, 1x PC Engines APU1C4

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                      m4f1050
                      last edited by

                      I get the same boot loops (sounds like a cereal?  LOL) but mine says it can't find the boot device that it will restart in 15 seconds and then it gives me the menu to select 1 or 2 (1 being the 2.1.4 and 2 being the 2.1.3 backup) so only way I got it back running was selecting 2 and running off of that backup now)  Won't try again until it's solved I guess.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Ha! I'm ready for all new Frosted Boot Loops!
                        That DMA error looks like what you see if you boot the Nano_VGA image. The difference is that DMA is not disabled by default in the vga flavour. Could it be that the new 2.1.4 Nano images don't have DMA disabled? That would make it fail on the Alix box which several developers use so that seems like a case that should have been tested.

                        Reading this post:
                        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=78603.0
                        It looks like maybe the upgrade image is defaulting to vga and hence DMA still enabled.

                        Steve

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                          phatty
                          last edited by

                          My X750E unit suffered from this same bug…. Luckily I have 2 units in high availability mode so I didn't have to come running into the office last night when the unit didn't come back to life on its own.

                          So I was able to get it to boot off the other 2.1.3 image and then cloned my 2.1.3 image to the other boot partition until I see confirmation that the update works properly. I was running the 4g version FYI.

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                            m4f1050
                            last edited by

                            I'm with you on the wait….  If anybody is nice enough to let us know when this issue is fixed we will be even more grateful than giving us a super awesome firewall solution!  Thanks pfSense!

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              I very nearly vpn'd into my home box to upgrade it but I think I'll hold for a bit. The box is in London but I'm currently in Texas and I don't fancy trying to talk anyone through a remote slice switch.
                              Keep an eye on the mailing lists. Nothing there yet and if this really is going to nano_vga I would expect it to bite plenty of users.

                              Steve

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                                bennyc
                                last edited by

                                So I'm screwed. Exit the FW from the serverroom, it's on the desk now  >:(
                                Checked fast the CF, I still see the 2 partitions. (so my 2 slices are still there)
                                Booting the box, I only see output in 115200 baud. Nothing shows when I set it to 9600.
                                But if it upgraded to the vga image, it kind of explains why I get no serial output I suppose?

                                @phatty, how did you get it to boot the alternate slice without serial output??

                                As it is already on the desk, the easy route would of course be just flash the latest image… but there's little fun in that, so I'll continue the search for now ;D

                                @steve; it seems that alix is also affected (if I understood it correctly), see post from "xbipin" earlier in this thread.

                                4x XG-7100 (2xHA), 1x SG-4860, 1x SG-2100
                                1x PC Engines APU2C4, 1x PC Engines APU1C4

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                                  xbipin
                                  last edited by

                                  yes alix affected only regarding the console, the rest still updates and reboots fine also the rest works also

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                                    bennyc
                                    last edited by

                                    Okay, tnx for the feedback, and good that it comes up.
                                    That might explain why others don't report issues (I like to assume I'm like most, and I don't look at the console unless there's issues ;))
                                    Making no progress here with that darn CF. Any hints on how to safely mount that BSD partition in windows?
                                    (sorry, bsd noob here :-[  Still learning…)

                                    4x XG-7100 (2xHA), 1x SG-4860, 1x SG-2100
                                    1x PC Engines APU2C4, 1x PC Engines APU1C4

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                                      phatty
                                      last edited by

                                      @bennyc:

                                      So I'm screwed. Exit the FW from the serverroom, it's on the desk now  >:(
                                      Checked fast the CF, I still see the 2 partitions. (so my 2 slices are still there)
                                      Booting the box, I only see output in 115200 baud. Nothing shows when I set it to 9600.
                                      But if it upgraded to the vga image, it kind of explains why I get no serial output I suppose?

                                      @phatty, how did you get it to boot the alternate slice without serial output??

                                      As it is already on the desk, the easy route would of course be just flash the latest image… but there's little fun in that, so I'll continue the search for now ;D

                                      @steve; it seems that alix is also affected (if I understood it correctly), see post from "xbipin" earlier in this thread.

                                      Benny, the bios output, and the pfsense output for my setup is 115200, but at 9600, for a very short second, I was able to wait and eventually see the boot options for which slice to boot off of.. It took a couple tries for me to time my button pushing just right to get it to boot off the older image.

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                                        Supermule Banned
                                        last edited by

                                        This is exactly the reason why I run it in VM's…

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                                          KOM
                                          last edited by

                                          This is exactly the reason why I run it in VM's…

                                          +1.

                                          I can't be bothered playing around with finicky hardware, CF cards and all that nonsense.

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                                            Supermule Banned
                                            last edited by

                                            No if uptime is important, then I see no alternative….and its a lot more flexible as well.

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