Bug #16647: pfSense Installer - fails on Dell R340 - pfSense - pfSense bugtracker

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Bug #16647

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pfSense Installer - fails on Dell R340

Added by Michael Mercier about 8 hours ago. Updated about 2 hours ago.

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New

Priority:

Normal

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Installer

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Default

Affected Version:

All

Affected Architecture:

amd64

Description

Hello,

I am experiencing a failure when attempting to install pfSense on a Dell R340 when using the netgate-installer-v1.1.1-RELEASE-amd64.iso image. Below is a screenshot of the failure:

I am able to boot the FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso image on the same device, successfully logging into the live image.

Not sure what additional information is required? Please let me know and I will provide details.

NOTES:
1. I am attempting this on two different Dell R340 servers (with the same PCI expansion devices installed)
2. Both devices have been firmware upgraded to the latest via Dell iDRAC

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clipboard-202601190644-ztu8e.png (316 KB) clipboard-202601190644-ztu8e.png		Michael Mercier, 01/19/2026 11:44 AM
clipboard-202601191236-oaubj.png (505 KB) clipboard-202601191236-oaubj.png		Michael Mercier, 01/19/2026 05:36 PM

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Updated by Michael Mercier about 4 hours ago

Addition details I forgot to include in the original post.

PCI cards installed

Dell 0YGCV4 - Broadcom 5719 Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter
Dell 061J1X - Broadcom 57402 Dual-Port 10GbE SFP+ PCI-Express Low-Profile Network Adapter

I tried the pfSense installer in UEFI and BIOS mode, both fail. The image included in the original post was a BIOS install failing. Using the FreeBSD installer I can boot to the 'live system' with either UEFI or BIOS mode.

The PERC H730P controller mode set to HBA.

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Updated by Marcos M about 4 hours ago

Priority changed from High to Normal

The Netgate Installer is based off of FreeBSD 16. You can test the FreeBSD installer for that version by downloading it from here:
https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/16.0/

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Updated by Michael Mercier about 2 hours ago

Using the following ISO image:

FreeBSD-16.0-CURRENT-amd64-20260113-2b60e628d3b1-283055-disc1.iso

1. I can successfully boot into a live system in UEFI or BIOS mode.
2. If I attempt an install in UEFI mode, I will see intermittent mfi(X) error messages. After the install is complete, the server will complain there is no bootable media after reboot.
3. If I attempt an install in BIOS mode, I also see intermittent mfi(X) error messages. After the install is complete, the server will successfully boot into FreeBSD.

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