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#1

26.7 Series / Re: Invalid argument errors wh...

Last post by Patrick M. Hausen - October 27, 2026, 10:54:32 PM

Or run Scrutiny:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=48101.msg242617#msg242617

#2

26.7 Series / Re: Invalid argument errors wh...

Last post by (MARLOO) - October 27, 2026, 10:19:52 PM

I feel like it has become a sort of "Lost art" to read the information correctly and the right way by now.
A lot of people just check for "Red/Orange/Green Lights" so to speak and move on instead of diving really into it... :(

That's the whole point.

The log speaks before the drive dies.

Read the log as a habit, not as a verdict.

A drive doesn't usually go from healthy to dead between two reboots.

One look a month is all it takes.

#3

Development and Code Review / Re: parental control plugin

Last post by mimugmail - October 27, 2026, 09:52:31 PM

Nice idea :)

#4

General Discussion / Re: Plugin Update or Removal

Last post by patient0 - October 27, 2026, 09:31:28 PM

I have opened a FreeBSD bugzilla issue regarding updating cloudflared, https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=300153

#5

26.7 Series / Re: Invalid argument errors wh...

Last post by nero355 - October 27, 2026, 08:52:41 PM

@nero355 : You always spot the details :)
Good on you man

I had a bit of a storage fetish in the past... LOL! ;)

But the info you have added so far is interesting too!

I feel like it has become a sort of "Lost art" to read the information correctly and the right way by now.
A lot of people just check for "Red/Orange/Green Lights" so to speak and move on instead of diving really into it... :(

#6

Tutorials and FAQs / Re: HOWTO - Redirect all DNS R...

Last post by nero355 - October 27, 2026, 08:47:08 PM

Hm, let's see what reputable source you linked too. Wait, you linked to yourself. And it doesn't make any sense.

Still not a reason to be a dick about it...

#7

26.7 Series / Re: Invalid argument errors wh...

Last post by (MARLOO) - October 27, 2026, 08:10:48 PM

But this does worry me :

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SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 32
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   100   100   050    Pre-fail  Always       -       12
181 Program_Fail_Cnt_Total  0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       11643680983326
188 Command_Timeout         0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       2794
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered  0x003a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       3772716375
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       2

None of those five is close to failing, and to watch


The attributes nearest their thresholds are 173 (41 against 10, average block erase count) and 170 (99 against 10, reserved blocks), which is normal for a drive with 1780 erase cycles and plenty of spare area.



  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   100   100   010    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       9997
 11 Unknown_SSD_Attribute   0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       140
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       2920
170 Unknown_Attribute       0x0033   099   099   010    Pre-fail  Always       -       16
171 Unknown_Attribute       0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
172 Unknown_Attribute       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
173 Unknown_Attribute       0x0033   041   041   010    Pre-fail  Always       -       1780
174 Unknown_Attribute       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       140
181 Program_Fail_Cnt_Total  0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       11643680983326
183 Runtime_Bad_Block       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
184 End-to-End_Error        0x0033   100   100   097    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
187 Reported_Uncorrect      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
188 Command_Timeout         0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       2794
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022   031   021   000    Old_age   Always       -       69 (Min/Max 14/79)



this was a good   troubleshooting.

IMHO, if someone wants to check a disk for errors, this thread is a reasonable starting point.

#8

26.7 Series / Re: Invalid argument errors wh...

Last post by (MARLOO) - October 27, 2026, 07:58:38 PM

Are you sure the SATA Controller of your device is 100% OK ?!

Keep an eye on those numbers please!

And this one :

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196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       16

Can be ignored, because it looks like it's the same default value before any firmware update that the Crucial M500 Series had at the time.
After the first firmware update the value was reset to 0 again so I am guessing the same goes for this Micron SSD.

On the controller: I see no sign of trouble. dmesg shows no resets, timeouts or retries, the self-test passes and the error log is empty. The counters that could grow (188 = 2794, 199 = 2) are both still at 100.

On 196: agreed, ignore it. On his drive 170 (Reserved_Block_Count) is also 16, and on other M500s 170 = 17 goes with 196 = 17, so it just mirrors the spare blocks.

-----------------------------@nero355----You always spot the details  :) --------- Good on you man------------------------------------------


What counts is stable: self-test clean, error log empty, 5% wear, and only the 69/79 °C worth fixing



If you want to go deeper


Run smartctl -t long /dev/ada0

After 5 min run  smartctl -a /dev/ada0 and compare   5, 188 and 199 with today's values.

#9

General Discussion / Re: Let'sencrypt with duckdns....

Last post by Seimus - October 27, 2026, 07:29:44 PM

When you do nslookup for the domain under which should be OPNsense. It needs to return you the proper IP.
If it does not, you need to in your DNS server create an entry for it. Create a record

subdomain.duckdns.org IPofRouter

As well what error do you get in the browser when you try to access the OPN over the domain?

Regards,
S.

#10

General Discussion / Re: Let'sencrypt with duckdns....

Last post by bookie56 - October 27, 2026, 05:04:33 PM

Hi Seimus!
Yes, on my PRIVATE_LAN
Ok... nslookup that gives me
Defaulut server which is the host name of my OPNSense and the gateway of the LAN I am on...
I always work from the PRIVATE_LAN and connecting to my firewall



bookie