XigmaNAS

I can't upgrade because the newer version 9.3.0.2.1310 doesn't detect my NIC like the version just before it.
I can't just upgrade via the network, I have to use a live CD.

I'm using a ASRock Z97M Pro4 which has an Intel® Gigabit LAN.

it says it has configured the NIC to use 127.0.0.1
it says it doesn't detect any line-up when I connect the cable to the box and try to manually setup the NIC.

the previous 9.3 version creates an em0 , there is no em0 with the latest version.

any suggestions?

it seems to be creating an lo0 instead of an em0.
the system log has a warning about the virtual stack is highly experimental.

How can I force the Intel driver to be loaded and prevent the virtual driver from being loaded ?

Your NIC is Intel I218V that is really new, please test latest alpha build based on BSD 10 to see if works.

same thread: viewtopic.php?f=58&t=8181&p=49494&hilit=BSD+10#p49494

at least I tested the upgrade using a new USB drive, I can easily jump back to the version before by swapping back to the old USB drive.
I will give the Alpha version a try.

I don't get why FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE-201501150211 detects my NIC just fine. did someone just forget to include the Intel drivers during the build ?

I think the issues is somewhere else beside the NIC not being found, I don't think it installs properly or it's not booting properly.
I figured if it was just missing the Intel drivers I could force it to load them in the /boot/loader.conf but on the install that doesn't work, there is no loader.conf file to edit.

-- this is the install that does not work (1310)
ls /boot
boot
boot0
boot1
defaults
gptboot
kernel
mbr
modules
pmbr
pxeboot
xfs

-- this is the install that works fine, the last automatic update before 1310
ls /boot
beastie.4th
boot
boot0
boot0sio
boot1
boot2
brand.4th
cdboot
check-password.4th
color.4th
defaults
delay.4th
device.hints
firmware
frames.4th
grub
kernel
kernel-debug
loader.4th
loader.conf
loader.conf.local
loader.help
loader.rc
loader.rc.local
mbr
menu-commands.4th
menu.4th
modules
pbmr
pmbr-datadisk
pxeboot
screen.4th
shortcuts.4th
support.4th
version.4th
zfs
zfsboot
zfsloader

you can use same workarround that this topic: viewtopic.php?f=69&t=8263

basically:
1) Chose folder, that will survive reboot
2) Place your drivers here
3) write simple script, that copy the drivers to their place and then restart service, that uses such files
4) run test to be sure that your NIC is detected
5) insert the script as preinit startup script