Upgrade went wrong - now I cant even connect with serial cable
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I tried to upgrade my Pfsense appliance but after flashing the firmware the device couldnt be seen on the network again.
I attached a null modem cable to try and see what's wrong with it, but the output of the screen is barely intelligible. I tried connecting via a linux box using screen like this:
screen /dev/ttyS0 9600,cs8,-parenb,-cstopb,-hupclI can barely make out that the device is booting, the last thing to be seen on the screen is this
Here is the output I do see on the screen
data=||iFreeBSD/evision reeBSD_8naps.pfs18:16 EST 2011)
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agree wal.intelense_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_bss_fw, 0xor 1
OD_LOAD c07011d0.conf.you icense, nse_ack=r.conf.
D_LOAD (0xc07012K6-famil20100331rypto> oadlock0:pcib0: <ge>pcib: PC Eng9h tinyB7-2007
device 1.2 (no ttached)00BaseTX000-0xe0: Quirkssion: 0x <mii buukphy0:="" ia="" interiibus0<br="">T-FDX, 1, 100basREAD]
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, 10base, 100basr1: [ITHvr2: <vi>port 0 0xe0080 device 2: Quirkvr2: Revmiibus2:PCI-ISA port 0x60-0x61ff0x623f,03f at de0
isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0
atapci0: <amd cs5536="" udma100="" controller="">port 0x7,0x3f6,177,0x37e 15.2 oata0: <a<br>ata1: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci [ITHREAohci0: <sb 12="" contrfe000-0xat="" devicohci0:="" [usbus0:="" e)="" usb="" 2em="" 0xeff="" irq="" ehci0:="" [:="" ehci="" vusbus1:="" 2.0="" cont<br="">cpu0 ot iomem isa0
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usbus1gen0.1:
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uhub1: 4 / was nh dumps.ting filting up nment…denied. tem is nsck
mouation no/dev/ufs/pfseames
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Creatin config appendin done.
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Looks like an ALIX, which should be 38400 by default. Though the baud rate you were using where you got that text has to be correct, otherwise you wouldn't see anything legible like that. The weirdness of the display makes me wonder if it's a USB to serial adapter issue (hardware or driver).
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After Googling ALIX, it certainly does look like one. The connection is from a serial port on a linux desktop to the serial port on the appliance via null modem cable, no USB involved at all. I had slightly better luck using minicom instead, but 9600 baud is the only speed that will work sort of. It doesnt appear to be taking any input.
What can I do now? Can I flash the appliance again? I've effectively bricked the device, unless I can find a way forward
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Sure, just remove the CF card and reinstall.
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Writing_Disk_Images
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Fresh install 2.2 with PuTTY. Alix HW output reads with 9600 or 38400. pfSense 1st boot & base setup output works with 115200. Until you've set 38400 in webgui.