I have been installing 3 Nexcom 1041c with 80GB WD HDDs today and was running into the odd Installationproblem several people have reported. I've been playing around with a lot of different things to make this work and here is what solved the issue for me:
1. Set your HDD mode in BIOS to LBA (don't use "auto", the detected geometry is different if it is set to auto and it fails; this was an award bios) 2. In the installation process uncheck "packet mode" (with checked packet mode I ended up with kernel errors on bootup from hdd) Some other remarks when installaing a Nexcom 1041c: Bios: - enable the serial assistent to stay after boot (this way you have everything at the serial console after enabling com1 in the webgui later) - set the powersupply type from "at" to "atx" or the shutdown event won't be able to power down the machine pfSense installation: - plug in/replug a usb-keyboard when asked for configuring VLANs (no need to attach the ps2-y-cable to the location where you hardly can attach it with the board inside the case) and install from the livecd with monitor/usb-keyboard - after bootup from hdd enable serial console at system>advanced in the webgui With these settings/installprocedures the Nexcom 1041c is a great platform to run pfSense on! Holger ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
