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Issue with multi core CPU on new install

DavidMONDON

Hello,

I'm trying to install UTM 9 home edition on a new Zimaboard 832 singleboard server

It's based on Intel Celeron Processor 'Apollo Lake'
N3450 / 4 Cores
1.1GHz base frequency
2.2GHz Burst
2MB L2 cache

It has Dual Realtek NIC 

2x GbE LAN Ports
Realtek 8111H

What works:

- installing with "default nosmp" mode 
- disabling 3 cores in BIOS and installing normally

But then, I have only 1 core used

What doesn't work:
- installing with 4 cores enabled

- enabling 3 cores after installing with only 1 core enabled.

My question is:

is there a way to get UTM 9 to install/run on the 4 cores ?

I'd really like to keep using UTM since I've had it running since UTM 5 (I think), and I don't want to configure an entire new PFsense platform -_- 



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    Well, the Realtek NICs are certainly not ideal and the drivers for them in UTM are crap. 

    I'll see what I can find on the CPU you have, but you shouldn't have an issue with all cores enabled and you will need them for Snort, as its single-threaded still /boggle.

    OPNSense 64-bit | Intel Xeon 4-core v3 1225 3.20Ghz
    16GB Memory | 500GB SSD HDD | ATT Fiber 1GB
    (Former Sophos UTM Veteran, Former XG Rookie)

  • 0 in reply to DavidMONDON

    I'm actually looking at the product and it looks similar to something like a Raspberry Pi type device, which from my experiences doesn't play well at all with UTM.  You may want to see if you can get XG loaded on it, as I would be curious about it.  However, you won't be able to migrate your configuration from UTM to XG unless you have reseller/support options available to you.  Us heathens don't get access to primitive tools.  Stuck out tongue

    It may not be your CPU at all - it might be the device itself.

    OPNSense 64-bit | Intel Xeon 4-core v3 1225 3.20Ghz
    16GB Memory | 500GB SSD HDD | ATT Fiber 1GB
    (Former Sophos UTM Veteran, Former XG Rookie)

  • 0 in reply to Amodin

    Yes it is a single board server,, but Intel based, not ARM.

    UTM9 installs fine on a SATA SSD (doesn't see the e-mmc obviously) with only 1 core enabled.

    The issue happens when more than 1 core is enabled.

    The CPU is detected and identified just fine.

    With 1 core enabled it starts and I can access/manage/restore the backup perfectly.

  • 0 in reply to DavidMONDON

    And my current setup has 2 of these.

    They work just fine

    Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • 0 in reply to DavidMONDON

    Are you able to try another CPU or is it built into the board?  Maybe it's a CPU issue?


    As far as Realtek goes with NICs, it's been widely known to steer clear of them.  You can see a lot of posts about them just by searching the forum of 'Realtek' at the top.  If it's working for you, great! Few and far between.  Personally, I won't ever touch them and they have been the epitome of issues in my past UTM builds.

    #Intel4Life

    OPNSense 64-bit | Intel Xeon 4-core v3 1225 3.20Ghz
    16GB Memory | 500GB SSD HDD | ATT Fiber 1GB
    (Former Sophos UTM Veteran, Former XG Rookie)

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  • 0 in reply to DavidMONDON

    Are you able to try another CPU or is it built into the board?  Maybe it's a CPU issue?


    As far as Realtek goes with NICs, it's been widely known to steer clear of them.  You can see a lot of posts about them just by searching the forum of 'Realtek' at the top.  If it's working for you, great! Few and far between.  Personally, I won't ever touch them and they have been the epitome of issues in my past UTM builds.

    #Intel4Life

    OPNSense 64-bit | Intel Xeon 4-core v3 1225 3.20Ghz
    16GB Memory | 500GB SSD HDD | ATT Fiber 1GB
    (Former Sophos UTM Veteran, Former XG Rookie)

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