Unable to install on DEC3850

[NDregger]

Hey all,

i need help for installation OPNsense on a DEC3850 after SSD failure....

When i try to install OPNsense 25.1 using the serial image the boot hanges:

uart0: <8250 or 16450 or compatible> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 3 flags 0x10 on acpi0
hwpstate0: <Cool`n'Quiet 2.0> on cpu0
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 1497186928 Hz quality 1000
Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
ugen0.1: <AMD XHCI root HUB> at usbus0
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/OPNsense_Install [ro,noatime]...
uhub0 on usbus0
uhub0: <AMD XHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 3.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0
uhub0: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
ugen0.2: <USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1> at usbus0
umass0 on uhub0
umass0: <USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1, class 0/0, rev 3.20/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0
umass0:  SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x4001
umass0:1:0: Attached to scbus1
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
Root mount waiting for: CAM
ada0 at ahcich0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
ada0: <WDC WDS480G2G0B-00EPW0 UK870400> ACS-3 ATA SATA 3.x device
ada0: Serial Number 2053GY456803
ada0: 600.000MB/s transfers (SATA 3.x, UDMA6, PIO 512bytes)
ada0: Command Queueing enabled
ada0: 457862MB (937703088 512 byte sectors)
ada0: quirks=0x3<4K,NCQ_TRIM_BROKEN>
da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus1 target 0 lun 0
da0: <USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 1.00> Removable Direct Access SPC-4 SCSI device
da0: Serial Number 09011c2226549970219a5a707c95339179ce167c60f41825b2586234f2fd
da0: 400.000MB/s transfers
da0: 29340MB (60088320 512 byte sectors)
da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>
ZFS filesystem version: 5
ZFS storage pool version: features support (5000)


i´ve already another SSD - no change. Is the mainboard defect or what do you think?


Best regards
Norbert

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Probably just the serial console not configured correctly as documented:

https://docs.opnsense.org/hardware/serial_connectivity.html#legacy-uart-vs-uefi-serial

[NDregger]

Good morning Patrick,

thank you so much for your fast response - you made my day!

After modifying the BIOS settings i was able to install OPNsense as expected.

I´ll also look at the task BIOS update which i haven´t done yet.

Now i know what i´ll have to do on every older hardware if i´m onsite and there is a chance to reboot the OPNsense :-)



Thank you once again and best regards
Norbert