On 2023/10/01 18:25, Ian R. wrote: > My best guess is that OpenBSD's BOOTX64.EFI is lacking > support for the 'igc' Intel I225-V 2.5Gbps NICs
It doesn't directly help you, but the boot loader doesn't have any NIC-specific code, it calls into EFI to make network connections. > Here are dmesg lines about the 'igc' network interfaces > on the Protectli VP4650 (after doing the successful OpenBSD > install from a USB disk): You didn't include a full dmesg (always a good idea when reporting a problem) so we can't ID which version you have, but the 1-line info for the latest firmware for VP4650 says "CSM UEFI Network fix" so if you don't have that already, I'd try updating first.
