Serial installation - no keyboard

[random1104]

Hello!, I'm trying to install OPNSense 22.7 on a Citrix SD-WAN 210 appliance. I can succesfully boot the serial installer, but as soon as the boot process finishes,I lose keyboard access:

Last messages:

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Root file system: /dev/ufs/OPNsense_Install
Tue May 30 14:57:39 UTC 2023

*** OPNsense.localdomain: OPNsense 22.7 (amd64/OpenSSL) ***

 LAN (igb0)      -> v4: 192.168.1.1/24
 WAN (igb1)      ->

 HTTPS: SHA256 4B 3C 50 66 3C C4 80 31 F7 21 77 04 2A EE 62 9D
               E1 69 D7 33 0C AA 0D 51 B1 B8 8C 2B 93 A3 F1 2A
 SSH:   SHA256 qgZPLT2pCAWKzn/VScVQy4ruph8+IBwyWC1OU94BTBI (ECDSA)
 SSH:   SHA256 MgGCfkKgrg2L5r3hfTtLLPXzb068ZY/gKuofiLa1ni4 (ED25519)
 SSH:   SHA256 EXxxww7RA1VtqViOhl3WovKY98N4LxYAklpnGHDlo40 (RSA)
pw: no such user `installer'

Welcome!  OPNsense is running in live mode from install media.  Please
login as 'root' to continue in live mode, or as 'installer' to start the
installation.  Use the default or previously-imported root password for
both accounts.  Remote login via SSH is also enabled.

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System is not frozen, I can see kernel messages when unplugging & replugging the USB keyboard.

Working  with GNU screen,and also with USB keyboard installed (device doesn't have a video output port).

Any tips?

[bartjsmit]

Is there DHCP on igb0?

[random1104]

I was expecting to setup the node with serial console. In the end I had to do some dancing:

1. Work.from console, you actually interact and choose options during boot.
2. After boot was complete, lost access either through keyboard or serial. Setup port assignment
3. Visit the web portal, verified console reverted to VGA. Changed that to serial again.
4. Going back to serial console and verify it works.

With my specific setup, it only bothers me:
- Directional keys don't work via serial for BIOS
- bootloader menu now looks messed up (it wasn't like that on first boot)

Keyboard is fine once fully booted.