Failed upgrade from 11 (STABLE) to 11.2 (STABLE)

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andreyg

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Dear all,

Not realising that 11.2 (STABLE) is actually a beta I have upgraded from GUI. I am running my small home server in a headless configuration and from GUI it looked like the upgrade was successful and the system rebooted. But the system did not boot. Connecting the monitor shows the console:

gptzfsboot: error 32 lba 30031240
gptzfsboot: error 32 lba 1
|
Can't find /boot/zfsloader

FreeBSD/x86 boot
Default: nas:/boot/kernel/kernel
boot:
/
Can't find /boot/kernel/kernel


My boot device is a USB 3.0 flash drive.

Any advice on how to proceed would be appreciated. Ideally I would like to go back to 11 (STABLE).

Many thanks in advance,
Gorby
 

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The bootloader isn't working. Failed updates are far from unusual with USB flash drives.

You'll have to reinstall from scratch and upload your config. If you do not have your config, install to new media.
 

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Thanks for the suggestion.

I have tried re-installing to the same media and 11.1-U6 worked. Out of the interest, I have tried upgrading again to 11.2-BETA3 and got the same error message as in my original e-mail.

Makes me think that this is not just a random failed update on a USB flash drive, do you agree?
 

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Two times is a trend... What hardware are we talking about?
 

andreyg

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Nothing very serious:

Asus E45M1-I DELUXE (AMD Hudson M1) DDR3 mini ITX Motherboard
2*OcUK Value 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Single Channel Module
2*Seagate Barracuda 2TB 64MB SATA 5900 RPM Hard Drive (in RAID1)
1*SanDisk Ultra Fit 16 GB USB Flash Drive USB 3.0 up to 150 MB/s (boot)
 

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Hmm, it might be that the motherboard doesn't play nicely with the FreeBSD bootloader (which is used in FreeNAS 11.2 - older versions use GRUB).
 

andreyg

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Should I try installing FreeBSD directly to confirm? I am not a FreeBSD expert - what versions would you suggest I should try?

I can get hold of another one of these motherboards to experiment with.
 

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You can try installing 11.2-Beta3 directly, too.
 

andreyg

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That what I did in my previous experiment - sorry if I did not make it clear.
 

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Straight from ISO? In that case, you can try filing a bug report. Be sure to mention your motherboard model.
 

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I've the same error with HP Microserver N54L. I've tried upgrade and fresh install but same error (11U6 Work). Anyone resolve?
 

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I've the same error with HP Microserver N54L. I've tried upgrade and fresh install but same error (11U6 Work). Anyone resolve?

Same issue with my IBM x3650 M4, I did an upgrade from 11.1-U6, and went south pretty fast. I had to re-download the 11.1-U6 iso, choose upgrade option to have it restore my freenas/settings. I even tried to do a fresh install of 11.2-stable, but the USB installer wouldn't even load, same type of error message. I spent about eight hours trying to trouble shoot it, but for now I'll have to stay on 11.1-U6 and give it another go another day and post the error messages.
 

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This is a fairly old thread that went nowhere. Adding "me too" is not helpful.

If you have a problem, open a new thread and explain it in detail, including any exact errors and the troubleshooting steps taken.
 
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