Bug #16405
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Netgate 6100 fails to reboot if pfSense is installed on external USB drive
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Description
Due to issues with MMC, I had to install pfSense Plus to an external USB NVME drive on Netgate 6100.
Reboot worked fine with MMC-based install but not with USB-based. When rebooting pfSense (manually or after update), it will get stuck and require hard reset by replugging the power plug.
Using hw.acpi.disable_on_reboot=1 and hw.acpi.disable_on_reboot=0 does not fix the issue in any way.
Console output shows the following during reboot:
ovpnc1: link state changed to DOWN Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `vnlru' to stop... done Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop... Syncing disks, vnodes remaining... 0 0 done All buffers synced. Uptime: 13m2s ix3: link state changed to DOWN ix3: link state changed to UP ix2: link state changed to DOWN ix1: link state changed to DOWN ix0: link state changed to DOWN ix0.102: link state changed to DOWN umass0: detached ix0.204: link state changed to DOWN ix0.103: link state changed to DOWN uhub0: detached ix0.205: link state changed to DOWN ix0.1: link state changed to DOWN ix0.70: link state changed to DOWN ix0.206: link state changed to DOWN ix0.101: link state changed to DOWN ix0.202: link state changed to DOWN ix0.203: link state changed to DOWN ix0.104: link st
Updated by Jim Pingle 9 days ago
- Status changed from New to Not a Bug
That is not a supported or tested configuration.
You can install an M.2 SSD inside the 6100 if you cannot use the eMMC: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/netgate-6100/m-2-nvme-installation.html
Updated by J P 9 days ago
Jim Pingle wrote in #note-1:
That is not a supported or tested configuration.
You can install an M.2 SSD inside the 6100 if you cannot use the eMMC: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/netgate-6100/m-2-nvme-installation.html
Can you provide examples on compatible SSD drives? I have tried already multiple variants but because the internal slot is B&N-keyed almost none work. I also tried using adapter for B&N-key and did not work either. So it seems that there are no SSD available anymore which fit the specs.