Hi there, I just got two net6501 boxes and I'd like to install pfSense on them. I'm new to both pfSense and Soekris hardware, so please bear with me. I tried at least three methods, with various degrees of success.
Method 1: PXE install I first tried to use PXE to do the install. I have a small machine that runs dnsmasq as DHCP and TFTP server. I downloaded the pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-i386.iso.gz and installed the contents of the file in a directory accessible to the TFTP server. I'm serving the boot/pxeboot file from the tftp server. The net6501 box finds the pxeboot file, but it gets stuck shortly after: Building the boot loader arguments Relocating the loader and the BTX Starting the BTX loader It looks like the next load phase never happens. Method 2: nanobsd install On a Mac machine I put the contents of pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-2g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz on a 2GB memory stick. I placed the stick in the internal USB slot where it's recognized just fine: Controller Bus#02, Device#06, Function#00: 02 Ports, 01 Devices Port-00: Hard Disk, INTEL SSDSA2CT040G3 Port-01: No device detected Soekris USB Expansion ROM ver. 1.01 20111203 81: USB 01 Single Flash Reader Xlt 997-64-63 2011 Mbyte When I type 'boot 81' I get 'Missing operating system' Method 3: Install pfSense on hard drive on a different machine I installed pfSense on a machine with screen and keyboard and selected the embedded kernel. When I plug the hard drive back in, I do get past the initial loader stage, but then the screen is garbled. I do set the serial to 9600 8N1 as pfSense is supposed to use that once it boots. ---- What am I doing wrong in my attempts? I'd prefer to install over PXE, but I'd love to install through other means as well. Thanks, Ovidiu _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
