Ahh cool thanks - I haven't rebooted a post beta2 machine yet :)
-----Original Message----- From: Holger Bauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 17 May 2006 9:53 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [pfSense-discussion] CF-IDE install help RRD graphs will be stored on scheduled reboots (if you trigger them by hitting either reboot from the webgui or shellmenu) even for embedded systems or systems that act like embeddeds. Holger > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig FALCONER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [pfSense-discussion] CF-IDE install help > > > Yes - it works fine. > > However you will loose your RRD graphs at reboot, and to do a firmware > update you need to change /etc/platform back to pfSense, then reboot, > then upgrade, then reboot, then change /etc/platform back to embedded, > then reboot. > > Also while the machine is in the embedded state, you cannot > install packages > (however you can use already-installed packages) > > Doing it this way means the VA console and PS/2 keyboard will > work fine. > You can enable a serial console too by editing /etc/ttys and > changing off to > on for the ttyd0 line. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angelo Turetta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 17 May 2006 5:22 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [pfSense-discussion] CF-IDE install help > > > Scott Ullrich wrote: > > > On 5/16/06, Angelo Turetta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I think you have to change the 'platform' type to > 'embedded' if you > >> use a CF as boot media. The 'pfsense' type is mounting > the hard disk > >> RW, and you risk burning your CF. I don't know if the > embedded config > >> can be run with a real VGA on a real PC, though. > > > > > > Embedded images lack keyboard and VGA. This is how we get > around the > > fact that the WRAP bios is brain-dead and crashes if they > are present. > > And what about the case in original post? > He has installed the full version from CD-ROM to a CF (used as a hard > disk). I'm confident that such a setup results in a platform > setting of > 'pfsense'. If I later change the platform to 'embedded', can > I use it on > a 'Real PC'? (for example, using an ATA-to-CF adapter). Of > course I'll > lose the package manager, but will the VGA work as usual? > > Thanks, > Angelo. > > ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit
