Issue during installation

[cortadalallo]

Hello all, I'm installing OPNSense on a small (what used to be) helium miner. It has the following motherboard: https://piesia.en.made-in-china.com/product/bZdtCBuxpjcN/China-J1900-Motherboard-SATA-2-USB-4LAN-Mini-Pcie-Small-Motherboard-Msata-DDR3-Ports-RJ45-Port-Emmc-Tpm-Mainboard.html

The rest of the specifications are here: https://parleylabs.com/freedomfi-helium-5g-gateway-us915-miner

Upon booting into the multi-user setup it gets to the `uart0: console` step and freezes. Any ideas what might be going on here?

Here is the pic of the console when it freezes: https://imgur.com/a/Qm2G7ge

Edit: Also for extra context this happens with both Opnsense & Pfsense. They both freeze at the same point.

[giffordj]

You may be running into the same issue I had with HP T740. Here are instructions on how to get it work.
https://simeononsecurity.com/guides/installing-pfsense-on-hp-t740-thin-client/

[cortadalallo]

Just tried that but no luck. It still freezes on the same step. I've tried in both legacy & UEFI mode.

[cookiemonster]

do a search on the forum for "uart console" please. It should get you a couple of threads about what hints to use as something to try.
I can't search for it for you at the moment.