Hi Robert, On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Robert Guerra <[email protected]> wrote: > I too had a bit of a hard time getting pfSense installed on a net6501. > > I couldn't get the PXE methods to work using Parallels on my Mac, so then > proceeded to try running the installer on a bootable USB . it worked well, > but required that I use a more modern USB stick. With that, the installation > went well.
Thanks, I'll try with a newer USB stick. > let me share with you the thread on the PfSense forum as well as the URL to > my collection of 6501 & Pfsense notes. > > http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,46718.0.html > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/48937776/soekris6501-notes.pdf Thanks for the pointers! Ovidiu > On 2012-02-29, at 5:37 PM, Ovidiu Predescu wrote: > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
