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    Live-CD….duhhhh

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • J
      jeroen234
      last edited by

      put in a floppy and select on consule menu the option to save config to floppy

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        hoba
        last edited by

        that is option 98 btw.

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          sullrich
          last edited by

          For the record

          pfSense supports any removable media device for configuration if they are formatted as a FAT type.

          Step 1.

          Format a floppy disk as FAT or format a USB Keychain as FAT

          Step 2.

          Insert the floppy into the computer or the USB Keychain before turning the machine on.

          Step 3.

          Turn on pfSense and wait for bootup prompt

          Step 4.

          Select option 98 to pick where config.xml should be transferred to.

          Step 5.

          There is no step 5.  (Evil laugh).

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            rds_correia
            last edited by

            @sullrich:

            Step 5.

            There is no step 5.  (Evil laugh).

            You wicked devil :P.
            BTW can the device be FAT16 and FAT32?
            Thanks :)

            pfSense 2.2.4 running on a HP DL385 G5
            WAN bce(4) + LAN em(4) + OPTn em(4) with 10 VLANs + Snort + PPTP VPN soon to be trashed by OVPN

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              sullrich
              last edited by

              @rds_correia:

              You wicked devil :P.
              BTW can the device be FAT16 and FAT32?
              Thanks :)

              I believe so…

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                cheech
                last edited by

                Thanks guys!

                Is it possible to burn the config into the ISO?

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                • C
                  cheech
                  last edited by

                  duhh and also I should be putting /dev/fd0 right? I set this up under VM with the floppy drive being a blank image but no luck!

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                    sullrich
                    last edited by

                    Format the floppy as MSDOS.

                    Then there should be an option on the console to transfer the configuration to the deteceted device (in this case a floppy drive).

                    Oh, and this has been covered atleast 3+ times on this forum.  Search.

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                      _freebsd
                      last edited by

                      This way is only for backup config.xml files.
                      :)

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                        sullrich
                        last edited by

                        No, this is the method of transferring the location of config.xml.  Not backing it up.  Backing it up is only available via the web interface.

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