Opnsense was very slow so did a safe shutdown and start up, but wasn't coming online. Pulled the box from the "rack" to go start up with a monitor attached (can't get one to it on the server "rack"). When booting it seems to just stop a a little after invoking the beep script. The last thing it shows is a list of ssh keys, but it never gets to the console menu.
Two things come to mind:
1. UFS installation gone awry? Reinstall on ZFS and restore your config.
2. Hardware defect? Replace it.
Hmmmm... Already running ZFS I'm pretty sure. Trying a reinstall now. Seems to run okay and import config, and I get the "Welcome! OPNsense is running in live mode..." with prompt to login as root to continue live or 'installer' to install...
But I don't get a prompt to do the log-in? I note that the welcome message come right after the same listing on ssh keys where boot stopped before.
Am I missing something here?
What hardware exactly and specifically what type of console?
HP T620+ with a dual NIC (Intel). Been running very solid for a few years now. Currently disconnected from the internet so I can have it in the office connected to a monitor (on which I'm watching the lack of a login prompt).
Check if the console is correctly set to VGA. System > Settings > Administration > Console.
Is there a way to do this during the live boot etc (i.e. keyboard and monitor)? I can't have this hooked up to the network while I have it looked up to the monitor/keyboard.
I have tried plugging a laptop (Windows 11) directly into the OPNsense box - while it seems to get an IP address, I just get a time out trying to connect to the IP address of the OPNsense box.
Okay... after a few more attempts, using 24.7, 25.1 and 25.7 I find that if I import the existing config, it also stops at the welcome screen with no login prompt. If I let it run through without importing the config, I get a prompt. Everything loads the same each time (config seems to import fine), I just don't get a login prompt after the "Welcome..." message.
Any ideas for getting this thing back on its feet with my current config?
Import the configuration via the UI and check the "exclude console settings" (or similar wording) box.