TrueNAS core install fails on white square

[MikeTrainer]

Hi I saw a thread from someone with similar issue but they were using more advanced HW so I’m at a loss as to what my problem might be. I tried the same USB sticks that worked on my prior truenas build. I am Using an Asus mini ITX H610I-D4 motherboard with Intel Core I3 12100 CPU and 16 gb DDR4 ram at 3200 MHz My purpose of running Truenas is to run Plex and provide Samba shares for NAS

besides USB 2.0 sticks on 2.0 sockets I also burnt the ISO image onto a DVD with same result.

I then tried verbose setting with console mode and grabbed this screenshot of where it appears to halt. At line start_init: trying /sbin/init.

prior to that last line we see where it fails mounting with “error 2”.

any help would be appreciated

 

[sretalla]

Can you get a plain FreeBSD 13 installer to boot?

 

[MikeTrainer]

Can you get a plain FreeBSD 13 installer to boot?

Yes. I put the installation image on the USB and booted and proceeded to install onto my ssd I think this install is successful vs TrueNAS?

 

[sretalla]

I guess you're saying "more successful than TrueNAS" rather than finished successfully with that screenshot.

Are you sure you have followed the installer instructions for TrueNAS to create the boot drive?

 

[MikeTrainer]

I’m not sure what you mean. On freebsd I was able to install onto my ssd disk from usb and now i boot into FreeBSD at will and it asks me to log in Is there more to FreeBSD than that? I’m not familiar with the commands but I was able to get to the manual directory, what additional would you have me do to ensure it is running freeBSD properly?

I have downloaded multiple freeNAS and TrueNAS iso files and flashed with Balena etcher successfully in the past. I just tried an older 13.0 U truenas version with same results

 

[MikeTrainer]

well well. So I just tried FreeNAS 11.3 for laughs and giggles. It works! the installer works flawlessly. I used same exact process for burning the USB stick. Installed on my ssd . So something in TrueNAS build barfs at my core I3 12th gen and Asus mobo hw setup.

 

[sretalla]

now i boot into FreeBSD at will and it asks me to log in Is there more to FreeBSD than that?

That's fine, just not the screenshot you shared.

I’m not familiar with the commands but I was able to get to the manual directory, what additional would you have me do to ensure it is running freeBSD properly?

Sounds like it's running, no need.

So I just tried FreeNAS 11.3 for laughs and giggles. It works! the installer works flawlessly.

OK, good. can you upgrade it?

 

[MikeTrainer]

Gonna try that next of course !

 

[MikeTrainer]

just for proof.

 

[MikeTrainer]

These are my options for updates now after updating with 11.3 stable. Should I accept the trueNAS 12.1 nightly ???

 

[MikeTrainer]

This is screenshot of update page

 

[MikeTrainer]

I think I want to do manual update and grab the tar file 13.0-U5.3 manual update tar

sound good ?

 

[sretalla]

You should probably manually upgrade to a version (the latest one if you can) of 12 first.

 

[MikeTrainer]

The various 13 tar files I’ve tried dont seem to be liked. Getting 12.0 release now

any ideas why it only allows a nightly 12 truenas in the drop down of updates available.? Comes with warning that “nightly” is a one way process

 

[MikeTrainer]

12.0 is uploading I’m getting hopeful here

 

[MikeTrainer]

12.0 running now.

 

[MikeTrainer]

Updating to stable 13 now as it gave me the option to do so on the pull-down. Assuming all works this is a solution to the several users I’ve seen that get berated for using unconventional non server specific hardware if TrueNAS hangs on white square during install 5en try Freenas 11.3 and then update via the web interface to Truenas 12 and then to the latest. Finally restore config file

 

[MikeTrainer]

All Running now