RE: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>The nanobsd/embedded images switch to a serial console during the boot >process, did you try using the serial console with that snapshot? Darn, no. I have to wait until tomorrow. Would the KB become unresponsive during the switch such that numlock/capslock no longer functions? The lights on the i

Re: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Jim Pingle
Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> Are you speaking of these: >> http://snapshots.pfsense.org/FreeBSD_RELENG_7_2/pfSense_RELENG_1_2/nanobsd/ >> >> The pfSense-1.2.3-512mb-20090723-1908-nanobsd.img image didn’t hang the >> server >> but it just sat at a blinking cursor:) > > Sorry, spoke to soon! Same res

RE: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Are you speaking of these: >http://snapshots.pfsense.org/FreeBSD_RELENG_7_2/pfSense_RELENG_1_2/nanobsd/ > >The pfSense-1.2.3-512mb-20090723-1908-nanobsd.img image didn’t hang the server >but it just sat at a blinking cursor:) Sorry, spoke to soon! Same result. I wait for a suggestion on what free

RE: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>I have seen some BIOS that would only boot from a USB key in that case >after a BIOS update and some option twiddling (though I don't recall what). > >We have also seen that some embedded devices require booting in packet >mode or nopacket mode, depending on the BIOS it could be one or the >other.

RE: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Have you tried connecting to it using a serial cable? I could, but it does hang, I am sure of that and I can see it clearly on the monitor. jlc

Re: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Jim Pingle
Joseph L. Casale wrote: > I have an HP DL120 G5 I am trying to use pfSense-1.2.3-RC1-Embedded on > and it just hangs on the bootloader. I am using a 4gig USB key that > I wrote the img to. > > Are there any particular bios requirements for this to work or other setup > requirements? I have seen s

Re: [pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Victor Padro
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > I have an HP DL120 G5 I am trying to use pfSense-1.2.3-RC1-Embedded on > and it just hangs on the bootloader. I am using a 4gig USB key that > I wrote the img to. > > Are there any particular bios requirements for this to work or other setup

[pfSense Support] trying to boot embedded image fails

2009-08-03 Thread Joseph L. Casale
I have an HP DL120 G5 I am trying to use pfSense-1.2.3-RC1-Embedded on and it just hangs on the bootloader. I am using a 4gig USB key that I wrote the img to. Are there any particular bios requirements for this to work or other setup requirements? Thanks! jlc