Unbricking the Netgate pfsense SG-3100

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The current process of restoring functionality on the Netgate pfsense SG-3100 router after an unsuccessful firmware upgrade is too difficult (although the device is magnificent otherwise). Today, I experienced the third failed upgrade within six years. Recovery worked every time without problems, but it should be MUCH easier if you want me to recommend this router to my less tech-savvy friends. To pull the recovery off, you need an 8-GB USB stick and USB cable with a high-profile micro-USB connector at one end and a regular USB-A connector at the other. These are the steps that you need to do to unbrick the device:

System reinstall, kmail, kopete and other application preferences/settings

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I deleted my root directory in an attempt to delete a file that was starting with the character “/”. A crash of konqueror had left such impossible file in some subdirectory of /tmp. As root I played with some regular expresssions to delete it, but only managed to delete my root directory. Not completely (as the excessive disk activity made my soon realize my mistake), but sufficiently beyond repair. So I had to reinstall the system which took only 50 minutes from the DVD (selecting allmost all software packages) plus another 40 minutes for the online update via the ftp.funet.fi . Funnily funet.fi is not listed by YOU as a suse mirror although it is pretty up-to-date, less frequented than e.g. sunet.se and for me much faster than most other mirrors.

Reinstallation on Michael’s Domain

Unbricking the Netgate pfsense SG-3100

System reinstall, kmail, kopete and other application preferences/settings