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I have figured it for those having the same issue. It would seem that bios and install was only possible through the console and Putty via the COM port.
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This is hanging for me after doing set.kern.vty="sc". There isn't any indication on what the error actually is. I am trying to run this on a Sophos XG230 rev.1. I also was able to disable the port 60/40 emulation as well. I tried recreating the USB using etcher. Still no dice.
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@nickburns Might be different as I have an XG310, but I didn't have to do the set.kern.vty or the 60/40 emulation. Are you doing the install via the COM/Console port or plugging in a keyboard and using the VGA port on the back?
Using only the COM port on the front has worked for me, USB install from Etcher using pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-2.5.2 image
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@clesports I am doing the update via the COM port. I tried to boot from the serial image and it was just a bunch of gibberish on the screen. Then when I did the VGA I actually got the pfsense install screen. Is that normal? First time installing pfsense for me.
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@nickburns said in Installing pfSense on Sophos XG 105 rev. 2:
@clesports I am doing the update via the COM port. I tried to boot from the serial image and it was just a bunch of gibberish on the screen. Then when I did the VGA I actually got the pfsense install screen. Is that normal? First time installing pfsense for me.
The speed you had configured on your COM port connection was probably incorrect, which is probably why you saw gibberish. If you want to see the initial BIOS screens to change settings, etc it's 38400. Once pfSense starts booting, it changes to 115200.
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@clesports Thanks! That worked :) pfsense is up and running on my Sophos XG 230 rev.1
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@pfme I'm stuck at point 5, only because I dont understand a lot of command line input. Could somebody possibly detail how add to the last line and what doe s the "you dont type set here" mean. Thank you in advance
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@darkmattersz said in Installing pfSense on Sophos XG 105 rev. 2:
@pfme I'm stuck at point 5, only because I dont understand a lot of command line input. Could somebody possibly detail how add to the last line and what doe s the "you dont type set here" mean. Thank you in advance
Type what's in bold from that post (other than "Insert" meaning pressing the "Insert" key on your keyboard)
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@clesports Thank you kindly, I understood which parts to type. I dont know how to add to the last line or how to navigate to to add. I hope this makes sense.
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@darkmattersz said in Installing pfSense on Sophos XG 105 rev. 2:
@clesports Thank you kindly, I understood which parts to type. I dont know how to add to the last line or how to navigate to to add. I hope this makes sense.
You should be able to use the arrow keys to navigate to the bottom of the file. Then type the kern.vty line. Might need to hit the Escape key before :wq too
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That line should go in /boot/loader.conf.local to avoid being overwritten.
You can use the Easy Editor (ee) instead of vi. ee does not require a cheat sheet.
Steve
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@stephenw10 Thank you stephen and everyone else who chimed in !!
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Sorry for reviving an old thread but just out of curiosity how powerful is an XG105 rev2.0 in comparison with a PC engines board?
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@gtj The XG 105 Rev2 spec sheet lists an Intel Atom Baytrail Dual Core (1.46 GHz) with 2gb of RAM and 64gb SSD. Looking at Intel's page, it's probably either an Atom E3815 or E3826
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@clesports said in Installing pfSense on Sophos XG 105 rev. 2:
@gtj The XG 105 Rev2 spec sheet lists an Intel Atom Baytrail Dual Core (1.46 GHz) with 2gb of RAM and 64gb SSD. Looking at Intel's page, it's probably either an Atom E3815 or E3826
Thank you so much for the input. It's probably an E3826 judging by various info spread across the internet.
The thing is how does this compare in real life with the AMD GX-412TC, the processor that feature most PC Engines boards?I know the AMD should be superior on paper featuring 4 cores instead of 2 of the Intel but the AMD is clocked only at 1Ghz.
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Hello
I just bought an xg105 and have successfully installed pfsense following the guide above.
However it seems like have trouble assigning the interfaces. The auto feature won't work for WAN.
Which LAN ports you use for what?
Is there any particular trick with setting those up?
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The auto-detect feature cannot work with some NICs, it's dependent on the PHY reporting,
Just assign the NICs manually then check at the command line to make sure you know whoch ports they are. Plug in an active cable, run
ifconfig, see which NIC is active. You can always reassign them at any time.Steve
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@stephenw10 said in Installing pfSense on Sophos XG 105 rev. 2:
The auto-detect feature cannot work with some NICs, it's dependent on the PHY reporting,
Just assign the NICs manually then check at the command line to make sure you know whoch ports they are. Plug in an active cable, run
ifconfig, see which NIC is active. You can always reassign them at any time.Steve
Thank you so much Steve.
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@stephenw10 said in Installing pfSense on Sophos XG 105 rev. 2:
The auto-detect feature cannot work with some NICs, it's dependent on the PHY reporting,
Just assign the NICs manually then check at the command line to make sure you know whoch ports they are. Plug in an active cable, run
ifconfig, see which NIC is active. You can always reassign them at any time.Steve
Hey Steve,
I was able to assign the interfaces eventually (thank you!) and I can now see them within the WebGUI too. However, the WAN interface doesn't look like it's actually connected despite both of them show as ''up''. (WAN IP shows 0.0.0.0)
LAN is obviously working as I can navigate and tweak anything I want within pfsense.For testing purposes, I loaded onto this box a pfsense configuration which I currently use with my main APU2C4 pfsense built but again WAN is 0.0.0.0
In the diagnostics tab I cannot ping any hosts so I guess there's no connection with the outside world. I assumed that loading an existing configuration to a new installation would instantly work but that's not the case here.
What am I doing wrong? Is there anything I'll have to check or change that I'm missing?
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