I'm trying to do a full install onto HDD, but I never get that far, I have been unable to get the box to boot pfsense from stick or cd so that I can install onto the HDD
I did try a CF card, that started to boot but immediatley hung I thought there was a very large restriction in packages using CF compared to HDD, is that not the case (I'm coming from 1.2.3 so this might have changed) Nick Upson, Telensa Ltd, Senior Operations Network Engineer direct +44 (0) 1799 533252, support hotline +44 (0) 1799 399200 On 23 October 2014 10:32, Chris Bagnall <pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc> wrote: > > I'm trying to use a http://www.mini-itx.com/store/~FX5624 which I think > is the same box as your first link, if you can install onto here easily and > frequently then it must be me doing something wrong, aaagh > > Certainly looks like the same unit. Are you trying to install onto a CF > card (those units have a CF slot) or are you trying to do a full install > onto an SSD or HDD? > > Most of ours are done using the embedded install using a CF card, as > follows: > - download 32-bit embedded image *with* VGA console > - use dd on a Linux or Mac system to write it to a suitable CF card > (instructions on pfSense wiki) > - insert CF card and boot box > - configure interfaces from command line in the usual manner > > In the several dozen we’ve deployed, I don’t think any of them have been > more complicated than that. Of the two failures we’ve had in several years, > both have been down to a dodgy CF card, not the unit itself. > > Hope that helps. > > Kind regards, > > Chris > -- > C.M. Bagnall > This email is made from 100% recycled electrons > > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > List@lists.pfsense.org > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >
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