Make sure you are using a version of the pfSense installer that works well with a serial console, as is the case with Soekris Devices.
Here's where I downloaded the image: http://files.chi.pfsense.org/jimp/ http://files.chi.pfsense.org/jimp/pfSense-memstick-serial-2.0.1-RELEASE-i386.img.gz - I then plugged in the USB drive to my mac. - Then I used a combination of gzcat and dd to write the downloaded image to the USB (ref http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/HOWTO_Install_pfSense#Mac_OS_X ) gzcat pfsense-embedded.img.gz | dd of=/dev/disk[n] bs=16k (where n = the drive # corresponding to your USB drive) - unmount the USB drive from your PC - connect up the serial cable to your PC - load drivers (if needed) to get the serial cable to work - Start up your soekris, and change the default connection speed to 9600 N1 - Reboot the device - Set your serial terminal program to 9600 N1 - connect the USB drive to the external USB connector on your Soekris - Watch for control-P to be displayed, then press it on your PC . This will bring the Soekris into terminal mode - Type - boot 81 - to have the soekris boot from the USB drive - The PfSense installer when then start... Robert -- R. Guerra Phone/Cell: +1 202-905-2081 Twitter: twitter.com/netfreedom Email: [email protected] On 2012-03-01, at 5:48 AM, Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2012-02-29, Ovidiu Predescu <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. > > I don't know the FreeBSD/pfSense boot process particularly well, > but that seems like it most likely *is* booting, just isn't using > the serial console. Look for a boot-loader parameter to adjust this. > > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
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