David,

Trying first, because it seems "less major surgery":

        2.) Add this to loader.conf:
        vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0c"

Now, at:

 > boot f0

I see:

        ...
        FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
        ([EMAIL PROTECTED], Sat Aug 12 18:17:59 EDT 2006)
        pxe_open: server addr: 10.0.0.10
        pxe_open: server path: /private/tftpboot
        pxe_open: gateway ip:  10.0.0.1
        
(waits here for a minute or so ... then)
        
        NFS MOUNT RPC error: 60
        Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
        ...
        sio1: type 16550A
        Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
        Fast IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
        ad0: 38154MB <HTS541040G9AT00 MB2OA60A> at ata0-master UDMA33
        Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0c
        Trying to mount root from nfs:
        NFS ROOT: 10.0.0.10:/private/tftpboot
        sis0: link state changed to UP

and it, still, stops here.

Trying instead:

        1.) Use my kernel.  Which has been compiled not to use NFS_ROOT

mv /private/tftpboot/boot/kernel /private/tftpboot/boot/kernelPFSENSEORIG
ls -adl /private/tftpboot/boot/kernel
        /usr/local/bin/ls: cannot access /private/tftpboot/boot/kernel: No
such file or directory
cp -Rfp /tmp/tftpboot/boot/kernel  /private/tftpboot/boot/
ls -ald /private/tftpboot/boot/kernel
        dr-xr-xr-x 454 root wheel 15436 Mar 22 08:48 
/private/tftpboot/boot/kernel/

then @ reboot,

> boot f0

        ...
        FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE #4: Sat Aug 12 20:52:20 EDT 2006
                [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/NET4801
        ...
        pci0: <serial bus, USB> at device 19.0 (no driver attached)
        pmtimer0 on isa0
        orm0: <ISA Option ROM> at iomem 0xc8000-0xd0fff on isa0
        sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
        sio0: type 16550A, console
        sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
        sio1: type 16550A
        Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
        ad0: 38154MB <HTS541040G9AT00 MB2OA60A> at ata0-master UDMA33
        Trying to mount root from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/pfSense
        
        Manual root filesystem specification:
          <fstype>:<device>  Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype>
                                                   eg. ufs:da0s1a
          ?                  List valid disk boot devices
          <empty line>       Abort manual input
        
        mountroot>

which is, obviously, differnt AND, perhaps ?, "further along".

Now, I just don't know if this is still "pfsense-friendly".  Or what
to do next.  Time to read a bit more.

Thanks.

--Tenzen
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