-----Original Message----- From: Duncan Hall [mailto:dun...@viator.com] Sent: Wednesday, 16 December 2009 8:47 AM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Re: NanoBSD on WRAP
Simon Thomson wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Pingle [mailto:li...@pingle.org] > Sent: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 9:07 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Re: NanoBSD on WRAP > > On 12/15/2009 6:31 AM, Rainer Duffner wrote: > >> Ugo Bellavance schrieb: >> >>> I like this answer, and there are really 2 facts that are highlighted >>> here: >>> >>> - Users will always complain >>> - The better your product and product history, the less users will >>> read the warnings. PfSense has always had a good record to me, so I >>> don't read the upgrade document at each upgrade. >>> >>> I'll wait for the image, Chris, and I don't mind the few weeks of >>> wait, but I think that maybe uploading a (or a set of) README files on >>> the mirror would help... I would personnally be very tempted to read a >>> README file while it is downloading, especially if it has "WRAP" in >>> its name. >>> >>> > > >> That might help, but it is mentioned in the Upgrade Guide, and a couple >> places on the Doc Wiki. I thought it was mentioned in the release >> announcement, but I may have been thinking about one of the -RC version >> announcements. >> > > >> I upgraded my ALIX yesterday to 1.2.3-RELEASE and found out I need the >> BIOS-update (I switched from 128M embedded to 4GB version, too). Turns >> out that the image for the BIOS-update provided on the pfSense.org page >> doesn't work (maybe it's for a different ALIX, I have an ALIX2-series >> board). >> Of course, I only found out about this after I had wiped my working >> pfSense installation with the BIOS-update image (and no old image >> available, and no internet-access anymore). >> >> Luckily, I was able to tether my iMac with my on-call iPhone (the >> personal iPhone doesn't have 3G reception at home....) and download the >> required files from the pcengines website and finally run 1.2.3 - after >> a couple of wasted hours. >> >> So much for "a ready-made image makes it easier for everybody".... >> > > >>> Which model ALIX do you have? It says on the page that there are some >>> excluded models, usually it's the ones with VGA that require a different >>> BIOS. Did the image not boot at all? Or what did it do? >>> > > >>> Jim >>> > > I have run into this issue also, although I am still in the planning stage of > an upgrade. > We are running pfsense 1.2.2 on an Alix2c3 board. > I know I need to upgrade the bios prior to installing pfsense 1.2.3-RELEASE > but everywhere I look for an updated bios this model is expressly excluded. > > Regards, > Simon. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com > For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > > >I have several Alix2c3 boards that I purchased up from www.yawarra.com.au >I upgraded the bios to 0.99h as per the instructions here: >http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/ALIX_BIOS_Update_Procedure >Now happily running the 4 gig Nano version of 1.2.3 >Regards, >Duncan Cheers Duncan, it's good to know it can be done. I'd read that page but miss read the first line and thought it excluded the Alix2c3. It seems we are both happy yawarra customers. Regards, Simon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
