Upgrade went wrong

[Tripple_Delta]

Hi,

I just upgraded to OPNsense 20.1.2-amd64 and the box did no longer boot.
 warning: L1 data cache covers less APIC IDs then a core 0 < 1

Force shutdown, reboot, no luck
After leaving it off for a minute I could start the box again.

Should I be worried?

[franco]

Might be an intermittent hardware response failure. The message was reported a few times in the forum but never as a fatal boot message so maybe it is normal for certain hardware.

How old is the hardware?


Cheers,
Franco

[Tripple_Delta]

The hardware is about 3 years old.
I’ve been doing some more test, looks like my KVM switch is broken.  Could that been the cause?

[franco]

Hm, OPNsense is a VM in KVM?

I've seen glitches in VM boots over the years with all hypervisors. Next reboot back to normal.


Cheers,
Franco

[Tripple_Delta]

No, I have a KVM switch in the rack where my box and some servers are attached to.
OPNsense is on a Supermicro superserver E200.

[franco]

Okay, are you suggesting the KVM switch tricked you into thinking the machine was stuck or was it really not booting?


Cheers,
Franco

[Tripple_Delta]

It was not booting at all.
I was doing the upgrade remote. Had to go to box, screen stayed black because of the KVM switch.
I took a screenshot, see attachment.

[franco]

Hmm, I don't think it was the KVM switch then. It wouldn't be able to "halt" the boot process.


Cheers,
Franco

[meazz1]

I have had issues with my Logitech USB mouse and kb connected to a usb switch selector.
After connecting KB+Mouse directly to my Opnsense box the issue went away.

[Tripple_Delta]

Thanks for your reply.
So it good be the switch.