No boot device available

[spacenoob]

Hello guys,
I have installed TrueNas 10+ times at this point but it never shows as boot option.
my Hardware:
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6, supermicro X11SSL-F, 32GB Samsung DDR4 ECC RAM

First there was the problem that CSM was enabled, someone told me that my mainboard might be booting into legacy mode and so can't find the boot drive.
Well I set the "Onboard Video Option ROM" to EFI and after a reboot I was able to disable CSM.
But sadly that changed nothing and my Board still ends up in trying no network boot etc...

If someone has an idea how to get TrueNas running on my System, I would be very happy to hear.
spacenoob

 

[Kris Moore]

Odd, so the installer boots but the boot device can't be found? What version of TrueNAS and what is the actual boot device you are trying to install onto?

 

[spacenoob]

Odd, so the installer boots but the boot device can't be found? What version of TrueNAS and what is the actual boot device you are trying to install onto?

Yes I was able to install TrueNas (should be the latest version so I'd say 12.0-U8).
There was no problem with installing onto my ssd, but after rebooting there was no bootable drive found.
I am using a Western Digital Blue SN550 500GB, with an m.2 adapter(just PCIe to PCIe so I guesss that should't be a problem).
I also already tried PCIe slots connected to the chipset and the CPU... no difference.

 

[Kris Moore]

We need to check and rule out possible boot-loader issues then... Please try installing TrueNAS SCALE 22.02 and confirm if it can't create bootable disks also:

Download TrueNAS SCALE - Data Storage Software

Download TrueNAS SCALE - the data storage software that helps you store and access your data with ease. Add free apps to expand NAS capabilities.

www.truenas.com

 

[spacenoob]

We need to check and rule out possible boot-loader issues then... Please try installing TrueNAS SCALE 22.02 and confirm if it can't create bootable disks also:

Download TrueNAS SCALE - Data Storage Software

Download TrueNAS SCALE - the data storage software that helps you store and access your data with ease. Add free apps to expand NAS capabilities.

www.truenas.com

sadly that didn't seem to be the issue.
I installed everything, but it just tried to look for bootable media from all sources and then threw me back into the bios

 

[Kris Moore]

That is really bizarre... Tried doing a complete BIOS reset? I had to do that one time here before my system was bootable... BIOS updates also?

 

[spacenoob]

That is really bizarre... Tried doing a complete BIOS reset? I had to do that one time here before my system was bootable... BIOS updates also?

hmm
I've done a reset before but not an update yet.(it's an older board but I'll try anyway)

 

[spacenoob]

That is really bizarre... Tried doing a complete BIOS reset? I had to do that one time here before my system was bootable... BIOS updates also?

ok I just checked... the latest BIOS is already installed :(

 

[Kris Moore]

Might be because of the M2 adaptor, perhaps the board / BIOS isn't setup to recognize it as a valid boot device. Typically you need to be using UEFI booting with M2 though.

 

[spacenoob]

Might be because of the M2 adaptor, perhaps the board / BIOS isn't setup to recognize it as a valid boot device. Typically you need to be using UEFI booting with M2 though.

ok I just installed to an old sata ssd and it instantly worked.
why isn't it working with my nvme ssd?

 

[Kris Moore]

Take a look at this thread: https://www.truenas.com/community/t...-w-m-2-nvme-boot-drive-it-will-freenas.72816/

 

[spacenoob]

Take a look at this thread: https://www.truenas.com/community/t...-w-m-2-nvme-boot-drive-it-will-freenas.72816/

that actually worked
thank you :)