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    PC will not boot off disc (reboots)

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      fegul
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      I've burned the image of the disc using alcohol (not the actual file) and stuck it into my old PC
      specs;
      266 mhz
      98 MB RAM
      6 GB HD (Standard IDE)
      24X CD-ROM drive (I can boot off of other discs, and I've tried other drives)
      Its an old Dell XPS for those wondering

      When I boot, I get the shell loading screen (BTX loader) but shortly after I get that screen, the machine reboots and its an endless cycle.  I've tried other cables, and followed what I can from this page; http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=BootTroubleShooting
      But still nothing works.  Anyone know how to fix this?

      PC Load letter!? WTF does that mean??

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        fegul
        last edited by

        OK, I tried it on another machine, and its works fine, so what I'm doing is installing pfsense to the HD that will be in the PC I originally wanted (the one posted above) and I'll put the drive in that one to see if it works ok.

        EDIT: Never mind, That didnt work  :-(

        PC Load letter!? WTF does that mean??

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          fegul
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          I tried just installing m0n0wall, but Windows would no longer recognize the Hard Drive, so I ended up low level formatting the drive, reformating it with FAT32, and then Windows would recognize it and I could install m0n0wall.  Maybe I'll try pfsense some other time.

          PC Load letter!? WTF does that mean??

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            fegul
            last edited by

            Due to some problems with another one of my systems, I wiped my m0n0wall drive, and now that a new version of pfsense has been released, I'll try it and see if it works this time.

            PC Load letter!? WTF does that mean??

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