Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Steve Yates
org> Subject: Re: [pfSense] MBR restore 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 Yat

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread WebDawg
e Yates > ITS, Inc. > > -Original Message- > From: List [mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] On Behalf Of Nicola > Ferrari (#554252) > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:31 AM > To: list@lists.pfsense.org > Subject: Re: [pfSense] MBR restore > > On 30/06/201

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Steve Yates
sage- From: List [mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] On Behalf Of Nicola Ferrari (#554252) Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:31 AM To: list@lists.pfsense.org Subject: Re: [pfSense] MBR restore On 30/06/2017 16:20, Steve Yates wrote: > Even if the config wasn't exported (the original died) i

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
[mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] On Behalf Of Kostas Backas Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 6:17 AM To: list@lists.pfsense.org; pfSense Support and Discussion Mailing List <list@lists.pfsense.org> Subject: Re: [pfSense] MBR restore Maybe install a fresh version and restore a backup? Kostas Sent f

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
Hope this helps! -Original Message- From: List [mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] On Behalf Of Kostas Backas Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 6:17 AM To: list@lists.pfsense.org; pfSense Support and Discussion Mailing List Subject: Re: [pfSense] MBR restore Maybe install a fresh version

Re: [pfSense] MBR restore

2017-06-30 Thread Kostas Backas
.org Subject: [pfSense] MBR restore 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

[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