Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Steve Yates
Restoring the config will install packages on the new device, also, as I recall. -Original Message- From: List [mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] On Behalf Of WebDawg Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 10:15 AM To: pfSense Support and Discussion Mailing List

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread WebDawg
To pile on. The config is manually editable also. In fact sometimes you have to edit it when moving to new hardware because the interface names are not the same. It is by far the best way to move a pfsense install... On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Steve Yates wrote: >

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Steve Yates
If you can log into the old one, use Diagnostics/Backup & Restore to download the config. Restore it to the new one and it will prompt to remap the interfaces (WAN=em0, etc). Searching, it looks like the file on disk is /conf/config.xml? -- Steve Yates ITS, Inc. -Original Message-

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Nicola Ferrari (#554252)
On 30/06/2017 16:28, Paul Mather wrote: > Boot a FreeBSD 10.3 installer image (either CD/DVD or memstick image), > depending upon your hardware. You can download them from here: > https://www.freebsd.org/where.html > > The install media supports a "Live"

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Nicola Ferrari (#554252)
On 30/06/2017 16:20, Steve Yates wrote: > Even if the config wasn't exported (the original died) it might be faster to > copy the file off the drive from wherever it lives? > Thanks Steve for your suggestion. I'm not an expert in PfSense.. What file(s) do we need to trasfer from the original

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Paul Mather
On Jun 30, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Nicola Ferrari (#554252) wrote: > On 30/06/2017 16:04, Eric Landry wrote: >> You could always write a new boot0 to your disk. If you load a FreeBSD disc >> and run the following command on your pfsense hard disk. >> >> fdisk -B -b

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Steve Yates
Agreed that is likely the easiest way. Installation is fast and config restore trivial. Even if the config wasn't exported (the original died) it might be faster to copy the file off the drive from wherever it lives? -- Steve Yates ITS, Inc. -Original Message- From: List

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Nicola Ferrari (#554252)
On 30/06/2017 16:04, Eric Landry wrote: > You could always write a new boot0 to your disk. If you load a FreeBSD disc > and run the following command on your pfsense hard disk. > > fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 device > > Where device is your pfsense drive. > > This should do the trick. > > Source:

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Eric Landry
You could always write a new boot0 to your disk. If you load a FreeBSD disc and run the following command on your pfsense hard disk. fdisk -B -b /boot/boot0 device Where device is your pfsense drive. This should do the trick. Source: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/boot-introduction.html

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Kostas Backas
Maybe install a fresh version and restore a backup? Kostas Sent from my iPhone From: List on behalf of Nicola Ferrari (#554252) Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 2:02:47 PM To: list@lists.pfsense.org Subject:

[pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Nicola Ferrari (#554252)
Hi guys! I'm writing here since one of my collegues had to move a pfsense install to new hardware, so imaged the pfsense using clonezilla but forgot to enable the option to save MBR also. So, after restoring the image, pfSense is no more able to boot. What's the best way to restore the MBR on