From: Wesley Joyce
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005
5:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'David
Strout'
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
support@pfsense.com
Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] ISO
problems ... still
Okay gentlemen, using pfSense-LiveCD-0.74.8 and a single Dell GX110
running the latest BIOS (version A09) with an Adaptec 2940UW adapter and an
18GB Seagate Barracuda drive, I could
1. Not install to the SCSI HDD when the CDROM was on the
secondary bus as a master device.
2. I could install to the same SCSI HDD when the CDROM was on the
primary bus as a master device.
On the same GX110, with the SCSI devices removed, I could
1.
Install to IDE HDD with the CDROM as a slave device on the
primary bus.
2.
Not install to IDE HDD with the CDROM as a master on the
secondary bus.
So it is evident there is a problem with
the installer and the source and target being on two different buses.
I don’t know about you guys, but I
don’t need the CDROM access once I get installed. J. But it is
annoying if you don’t know the workaround.
From: David Strout
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005
3:03 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
support@pfsense.com
Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] ISO
problems ... still
I did a little digging on
the FreeBSD, FreeSBIE and DragonFLY sites and found little or not relavant
info, but I did a couple of Googles and found some pertinant info ... seems
there is some known issues w/ installing *BSDs w/ the CD in a different IDE
channel than the HDD that you are installing to. There are also lots of
hits on disabling the APM (Power Mgmt.) ..... I have tried and tried to get the
newest ISO (0.74.6) to work w/ many many different hardware configurations, but
to no avail !!!
Naything I can do to contribute to getting this worked out let me know .... I
have a couple of test platforms to work w/ and a pretty outfitted lab at my
disposl to test in.
I did notice that unless you install fresh from the ISO some of the fixes don't
apply correctly .... namely the delete icon on the "IPSec:SPD" page,
and also I noticed that the fix for the adding DHCP only fixed itself (linking
to the "edit static mapping" page) after up! grading to 0.74.8 today.
GREAT JOB / AWESOME PRODUCT !!!! ....... how can I be of more assistance ???
--
David L. Strout
Engineering Systems Plus, LLC
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: [pfSense Support]
ISO problems ... still
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 08-11-2005 2:01 pm
We are working on this. Everyone please be patient. The installer
is a tricky piece to get right for such a broad range of hardware and
such.
Scott
On 8/11/05, Wesley Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm in the same boat as well on Dell GX 110's. I have fol! lowed the
'upgrade
> solution' of installing 0.68.x and upgrading from there.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Pflaumer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:11 AM
> > To: David Strout
> > Cc: support@pfsense.com
> > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] ISO problems ... still
> >
> > David and List,
> > I,too have not been able to do a harddrive install on my Dell
Dimension
> > XPS
> > R300 since V 0.63 or so.(Last version that the installer functioned
> > properly)
> > That version had a bug with DHCP Client on the WAN Interface. I get
Kernel
> > Page Faults about 50% of the install will all later LiveCDs. I don't
have
> > speci! fic errors, but I tried about 6 different Live CDs versions. I
tried
> > Bios tweaks (NO sound, NO power Management, NO USB), different memory
(Ran
> > Extensive memory tests),different HD,CDROM Drives, Use known good
3Com
> > 3c905b
> > from my Monowall PC. As a New Version comes out and fails to install,
I
> > try
> > different things (place HD and CDROM Drive on the Same IDE Channel or
> > delete
> > the Partition with DELPART), the list goes on and on. I tried the
install
> > on
> > a Toshiba 300mhz Celeron and I get ATA IDENTITY issues.
> >
> > Someone will probably suggest install that earlier version ( I
believe it
> > was
> > 0.63) and do a manual update from there, but the way this product is
> > evolving
> > that idea probable will not work. I really like this firewall (been
using
> > ! Monowall since pb27) but I just cannot get this SOB to install. The
> > feature I
> > am waiting to see is DANSGUARDIAN WebFilter with Squid Transparent
Proxy.
> >
> > I can post the specific errors that I receive if need be (no time to
do it
> > now)
> >
> > Thanks for this great Product,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Strout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:59 PM
> > To: support@pfsense.com
> > Subject: [pfSense Support] ISO problems ... still
> >
> > Anyone,
> >
> > I have tried burning all of the version 0.73.x
> > ISOs, and still the problem of when you launch t! he
> > "/FreeSBIE/scripts/install.sh" script it hangs on
> > the "Waiting for Backend" ANSI screen.
> > Additionally, a couple of mesages pop up on the
> > bottom of the screen ... xl0 link changed state to
> > DOWN & xl0 link tate changed to UP.
> >
> > BTW ... xl0 is configured for the WAN interface on
> > the ISO boot up and pre-config.
> >
> > I'm at a loss ... tried a few BIOS tweaks and
> > nothing seems to help. I'm wondering if anyone
> > else is experiencing the same symptoms.
> >
> > BTW2 ... tried two different PC's .... a Dell
> > GX260 & a generic PC running an AMD Athelon 700Mhz
> >
> > I have had no problems w/ prior versions (0.68.x),
> > but this issue crept up in/or about the 0.73.0
> > version.
> >
> > Any ! ideas ?????
> >
> > --
> > David L. Strout
> > Engineering Systems Plus, LLC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
