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Date:      Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:19:58 -0500
From:      Richard Hurt <rnhurt@gmail.com>
To:        Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: OPNSense (FreeBSD 13.1-p6) kernel panic
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Yes, that was exactly the problem.  Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

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Richard

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:29 AM Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net> wrote:

> 28.02.2023 19:25, Richard Hurt wrote:
>
> > After a recent OPNSense update my HD activity light was staying on and
> the CPU meter on the OPNSense dashboard was reading 100%.  After looking
> for anything obvious and turning off all the services I could, the CPU was
> still pegged and the HD light was still on constantly.  So I rebooted the
> machine; it never came back online.
> >
> > After I attached a monitor to the machine I saw that it had a kernel
> panic.  While unusual I didn't think too much of it however rebooting the
> machine didn't resolve the issue.  So, I removed all the cards, memory,
> etc. to see if I could get a clean boot.  Nothing helped and I continued to
> get a kernel panic.
> >
> > I thought it might be a corrupted hard drive or something so I
> disconnected the drive and booted off a USB thumb drive with a fresh copy
> of OPNSense v23.1 installed on it.  The system booted just fine and ran the
> live version.  So I turned the machine off, reconnected the drive, rebooted
> and installed v23.1 on the HD.  The install worked perfectly and the
> machine rebooted.  Once again, I got the kernel panic.
> >
> > My next thought was that maybe the HD was "bad".  I replaced the HD and
> again installed a fresh copy of v23.1.  Again, the kernel panic showed up.
> Arrggghhh!
> >
> > I'm running Memtest86 v6.10 right now and it has passed 4 times, so I
> don't think it's memory related.  I've replaced the HD so that's (probably)
> not the problem.  It seems to work fine when booting from the USB flash
> drive (it's just slooooow) so the CPU seems to be OK.
> >
> > After the kernel panic the machine is locked up completely.  Nothing
> works.  The keyboard doesn't do anything, the capslock key doesn't, light
> up and the floppy drive light is stuck on.
> >
> > I've not been able to get a text output of the panic but here is a
> screenshot I took from my phone: https://imgur.com/a/aaXwkVK  I posted
> about this first on the OPNSense forum (
> https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=32728.msg158386#msg158386) but
> they said that this mailing list was probably the better option.
> >
> > Equipment:
> > * Acer Aspire AST180-UA380B
> > * AMD Athlon 3800+
> > * 3GB RAM
> > * 1TB SATA drive
> >
> > Thanx
> > Richard
>
> The problem seems to be known and specific to OPNSense that change some
> default FreeBSD settings
> unconditionally, no matter if hardware's compatible with non-default
> setting or not:
>
> https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3177
>
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, that was exactly the problem.=C2=A0 Sorry for wasting=
 everyone&#39;s time.<br clear=3D"all"><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><=
br></div><div>--</div><div>Richard<br></div></div></div></div></div></div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue,=
 Feb 28, 2023 at 9:29 AM Eugene Grosbein &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:eugen@grosbe=
in.net">eugen@grosbein.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex">28.02.2023 19:25, Richard Hurt wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; After a recent OPNSense update my HD activity light was staying on and=
 the CPU meter on the OPNSense dashboard was reading 100%.=C2=A0 After look=
ing for anything obvious and turning off all the services I could, the CPU =
was still pegged and the HD light was still on constantly.=C2=A0 So I reboo=
ted the machine; it never came back online.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; After I attached a monitor to the machine I saw that it had a kernel p=
anic.=C2=A0 While unusual I didn&#39;t think too much of it however rebooti=
ng the machine didn&#39;t resolve the issue.=C2=A0 So, I removed all the ca=
rds, memory, etc. to see if I could get a clean boot.=C2=A0 Nothing helped =
and I continued to get a kernel panic.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I thought it might be a corrupted hard drive or something so I disconn=
ected the drive and booted off a USB thumb drive with a fresh copy of OPNSe=
nse v23.1 installed on it.=C2=A0 The system booted just fine and ran the li=
ve version.=C2=A0 So I turned the machine off, reconnected the drive, reboo=
ted and installed v23.1 on the HD.=C2=A0 The install worked perfectly and t=
he machine rebooted.=C2=A0 Once again, I got the kernel panic.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; My next thought was that maybe the HD was &quot;bad&quot;.=C2=A0 I rep=
laced the HD and again installed a fresh copy of v23.1.=C2=A0 Again, the ke=
rnel panic showed up.=C2=A0 Arrggghhh! <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;m running Memtest86 v6.10 right now and it has passed 4 times, s=
o I don&#39;t think it&#39;s memory related.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve replaced the HD=
 so that&#39;s (probably) not the problem.=C2=A0 It seems to work fine when=
 booting from the USB flash drive (it&#39;s just slooooow) so the CPU seems=
 to be OK. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; After the kernel panic the machine is locked up completely.=C2=A0 Noth=
ing works.=C2=A0 The keyboard doesn&#39;t do anything, the capslock key doe=
sn&#39;t, light up and the floppy drive light is stuck on.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;ve not been able to get a text output of the panic but here is a=
 screenshot I took from my phone: <a href=3D"https://imgur.com/a/aaXwkVK" r=
el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://imgur.com/a/aaXwkVK</a>=C2=A0 I=
 posted about this first on the OPNSense forum (<a href=3D"https://forum.op=
nsense.org/index.php?topic=3D32728.msg158386#msg158386" rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=3D32728.msg158=
386#msg158386</a>) but they said that this mailing list was probably the be=
tter option.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Equipment:<br>
&gt; * Acer Aspire AST180-UA380B<br>
&gt; * AMD Athlon 3800+<br>
&gt; * 3GB RAM<br>
&gt; * 1TB SATA drive<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Thanx<br>
&gt; Richard<br>
<br>
The problem seems to be known and specific to OPNSense that change some def=
ault FreeBSD settings<br>
unconditionally, no matter if hardware&#39;s compatible with non-default se=
tting or not:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3177" rel=3D"noreferrer"=
 target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3177</a><br>;
<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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