Re: [pfSense Support] /boot/loader.conf.local
On 4/30/2010 10:01 PM, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > I have an AMD K6 mobo which requires ACPI to be off, or network > interfaces don't work. (Which I had to find out again a few weeks ago > upgrading to 1.2.3, having to take the box out to connect monitor and > keyboard.) /boot/loader.conf was overwritten by 1.2.3. It still does it in 2.0, but iirc in both cases they are overwritten incorrectly. On 2.0 it overwrites with a blank file, I haven't double checked an upgraded 1.2.x lately. I just opened a ticket this afternoon about that. > Searching for this I found to put > hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" > into /boot/loader.conf.local, which shouldn't be overwritten by system > upgrades, and it works as expected. Not sure that is the case on 2.0, as it also includes an empty loader.conf.local at least in the base install. I haven't yet tested to see if it's overwritten. > Without a permanent setting like this I can't upgrade pfsense, because > after the automatic reboot at the end of the upgrade the box's > interfaces won't work. I'm in the same boat on my home router now since it requires disabling DMA in loader.conf to function properly (turning it off in the BIOS has no effect.) > The really good pfsense book says (p. 70) to put this line into > /boot/device.hints, and that this is also not permanent. It does not > mention /boot/device.hints.local, if there is such a thing. There is no device.hints.local, unfortunately. > What is the recommended way to turn off acpi permanently with pfsense, > and is there a reason why /boot/loader.conf.local isn't mentioned in > "the book"? It was probably partly oversight, and partly the possibility of it also being overwritten by future upgrades. It would be nice if those files would be somehow merged instead of overwritten, since they are special cases. In 2.0 at least you can set some sysctl values in the GUI so that's not so bad, but the settings that must be in device.hints/loader.conf are still tricky to handle. Jim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
[pfSense Support] /boot/loader.conf.local
I have an AMD K6 mobo which requires ACPI to be off, or network interfaces don't work. (Which I had to find out again a few weeks ago upgrading to 1.2.3, having to take the box out to connect monitor and keyboard.) /boot/loader.conf was overwritten by 1.2.3. Searching for this I found to put hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" into /boot/loader.conf.local, which shouldn't be overwritten by system upgrades, and it works as expected. Without a permanent setting like this I can't upgrade pfsense, because after the automatic reboot at the end of the upgrade the box's interfaces won't work. The really good pfsense book says (p. 70) to put this line into /boot/device.hints, and that this is also not permanent. It does not mention /boot/device.hints.local, if there is such a thing. What is the recommended way to turn off acpi permanently with pfsense, and is there a reason why /boot/loader.conf.local isn't mentioned in "the book"? Thanks, Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header. http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] Reboot request
Jostein Elvaker Haande wrote: On 30 April 2010 17:45, Gary Buckmaster wrote: When you have a moment, would you power cycle the 1u device in our rack labeled "tyr.fp.s4f.com"? Thank you. Sure thing, I just have book myself a plane ticket first. :) Thanks for your help! Sorry guys, obviously a misfire. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] Reboot request
On 30 April 2010 17:45, Gary Buckmaster wrote: > When you have a moment, would you power cycle the 1u device in our rack > labeled "tyr.fp.s4f.com"? Thank you. Sure thing, I just have book myself a plane ticket first. :) -- Yours sincerely Jostein Elvaker Haande "A free society is a place where it is safe to be unpopular" - Adlai Stevenson http://tolecnal.net -- tolecnal at tolecnal dot net - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] Reboot request
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Gary Buckmaster wrote: > When you have a moment, would you power cycle the 1u device in our rack > labeled "tyr.fp.s4f.com"? Thank you. I feel like an idiot, but I'm standing here looking at our rack, and for the life of me can't see a label that even remotely resembles that one. I guess I could jut power cycle all the PDUs and call it good ;) db - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
[pfSense Support] Reboot request
When you have a moment, would you power cycle the 1u device in our rack labeled "tyr.fp.s4f.com"? Thank you. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
