I'm in the same boat as well on Dell GX 110's. I have followed the 'upgrade solution' of installing 0.68.x and upgrading from there.
> -----Original Message----- > From: William Pflaumer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:11 AM > To: David Strout > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] ISO problems ... still > > David and List, > I,too have not been able to do a harddrive install on my Dell Dimension > XPS > R300 since V 0.63 or so.(Last version that the installer functioned > properly) > That version had a bug with DHCP Client on the WAN Interface. I get Kernel > Page Faults about 50% of the install will all later LiveCDs. I don't have > specific errors, but I tried about 6 different Live CDs versions. I tried > Bios tweaks (NO sound, NO power Management, NO USB), different memory (Ran > Extensive memory tests),different HD,CDROM Drives, Use known good 3Com > 3c905b > from my Monowall PC. As a New Version comes out and fails to install, I > try > different things (place HD and CDROM Drive on the Same IDE Channel or > delete > the Partition with DELPART), the list goes on and on. I tried the install > on > a Toshiba 300mhz Celeron and I get ATA IDENTITY issues. > > Someone will probably suggest install that earlier version ( I believe it > was > 0.63) and do a manual update from there, but the way this product is > evolving > that idea probable will not work. I really like this firewall (been using > Monowall since pb27) but I just cannot get this SOB to install. The > feature I > am waiting to see is DANSGUARDIAN WebFilter with Squid Transparent Proxy. > > I can post the specific errors that I receive if need be (no time to do it > now) > > Thanks for this great Product, > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Strout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [pfSense Support] ISO problems ... still > > Anyone, > > I have tried burning all of the version 0.73.x > ISOs, and still the problem of when you launch the > "/FreeSBIE/scripts/install.sh" script it hangs on > the "Waiting for Backend" ANSI screen. > Additionally, a couple of mesages pop up on the > bottom of the screen ... xl0 link changed state to > DOWN & xl0 link tate changed to UP. > > BTW ... xl0 is configured for the WAN interface on > the ISO boot up and pre-config. > > I'm at a loss ... tried a few BIOS tweaks and > nothing seems to help. I'm wondering if anyone > else is experiencing the same symptoms. > > BTW2 ... tried two different PC's .... a Dell > GX260 & a generic PC running an AMD Athelon 700Mhz > > I have had no problems w/ prior versions (0.68.x), > but this issue crept up in/or about the 0.73.0 > version. > > Any ideas ????? > > -- > David L. Strout > Engineering Systems Plus, LLC > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
