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    Sophos SG 115 Rev 2 to pfsense or opensense

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      Yogibaer @stephenw10
      last edited by

      @stephenw10

      very good. you have to know that first. I can get into the BIOS with the console via DEL. Do I have to change something so that I can install pfsense?

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        You might have to change the boot order to allow USB booting. Or choose the USB install device to boot from one time manually.

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          fireodo
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          @yogibaer said in Sophos SG 115 Rev 2 to pfsense or opensense:

          @stephenw10

          very good. you have to know that first. I can get into the BIOS with the console via DEL. Do I have to change something so that I can install pfsense?

          Take a look at this hread:

          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/133355/installing-pfsense-on-sophos-xg-105-rev-2/11

          maybe some of the hints are useful for you too ...

          Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
          SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
          pfsense 2.8.0 CE
          Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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            Yogibaer
            last edited by Yogibaer

            @stephenw10 @fireodo

            Hello everyone

            Many thanks for your help. I was able to install pfsense now. But when I start I always have to use the command ( set kern.vty="sc" ). I saw an operation that someone put in the /boot/loader.conf file. Unfortunately, the firewall does not start simply, but only when I set the command (set kern.vty="sc" ) under option 3. is there a solution for this too?

            Error where comes: /etc/hostid

            thank you
            yogi

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            • fireodoF
              fireodo @Yogibaer
              last edited by fireodo

              @yogibaer said in Sophos SG 115 Rev 2 to pfsense or opensense:

              is there a solution for this too?

              as far as I know in loader.conf.local
              kern.vty="sc"
              should be enough ...

              Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
              SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
              pfsense 2.8.0 CE
              Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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                Yogibaer @fireodo
                last edited by

                @fireodo
                the file loader.conf.local does not exist in the /boot folder. Ok then I'll take the set away.

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                  Yogibaer
                  last edited by

                  @fireodo

                  many thanks again. now everything works as it should. :-)

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                  • fireodoF
                    fireodo @Yogibaer
                    last edited by

                    @yogibaer said in Sophos SG 115 Rev 2 to pfsense or opensense:

                    many thanks again. now everything works as it should. :-)

                    You created a loader.conf.local? Then the settings you set here will also survive a system upgrade.

                    Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
                    SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
                    pfsense 2.8.0 CE
                    Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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                      Yogibaer @fireodo
                      last edited by

                      @fireodo

                      no, I deposited the setting in the loader.conf. So should I better create a new file with the name: loader.conf.local and store the command there.

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                      • fireodoF
                        fireodo @Yogibaer
                        last edited by

                        @yogibaer said in Sophos SG 115 Rev 2 to pfsense or opensense:

                        @fireodo

                        no, I deposited the setting in the loader.conf. So should I better create a new file with the name: loader.conf.local and store the command there.

                        Yes - as I mentioned, the settings will stay even on a system upgrade (loader.conf gets overwritten on a update/upgrade)

                        Kettop Mi4300YL CPU: i5-4300Y @ 1.60GHz RAM: 8GB Ethernet Ports: 4
                        SSD: SanDisk pSSD-S2 16GB (ZFS) WiFi: WLE200NX
                        pfsense 2.8.0 CE
                        Packages: Apcupsd, Cron, Iftop, Iperf, LCDproc, Nmap, pfBlockerNG, RRD_Summary, Shellcmd, Snort, Speedtest, System_Patches.

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