PfSense doesn't boot

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 11:46 AM

Hi there,

My pfSense doesn't boot, well, it boots but stops with "Stopping /usr/local/etc/rc.d/proxy_monitor.sh…"

Is it possible to unload this package ?

Thanks

sullrich · Jul 24, 2007, 3:00 PM

Upgrade to a newer version of pfS.

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 3:04 PM

I'm using pfSense 1.0.1.
Should I use the latest BETA version?
Is it stable?

Thanks

sullrich · Jul 24, 2007, 4:09 PM

Yes and yes.

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 4:11 PM

Thank you, I'm going to try it later :)

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 5:44 PM

Am I going to loose all my configs? :-\

hoba · Jul 24, 2007, 5:49 PM

If you upgrade your systems with the upgradefiles that we provide you shouldn't lose your config. it will be upgraded on the fly. However making a backup of your config and having a media to reinstall from is recommended though for me all upgrades have been always flawless.

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 5:55 PM

The problem is that pfSense isn't booting :\ so I can't make the upgrade in the GUI, and I can't make the backup either :(

hoba · Jul 24, 2007, 5:57 PM

Boot the newest livecd. If you are lucky and your hdd is not corrupt it will mount the hdd and use it's config.xml. Then download it from the webgui before attempting a reinstall.

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 5:59 PM

I'm using pfSense trough vmware

hoba · Jul 24, 2007, 6:02 PM

You can even do this with vmware. Just mount the livecd iso as cd in your vm and boot from it.

KaYs3r · Jul 24, 2007, 6:26 PM

pfSense has booted with the LiveCD.
What do I need to do to save the old configs now?

hoba · Jul 24, 2007, 10:14 PM

In the webgui grab the config from the following page: diagnostics>backup/restore

KaYs3r · Jul 25, 2007, 12:19 AM

But won't that config be the default one from the livecd?

hoba · Jul 25, 2007, 9:49 PM

Not if it found a config on the old broken harddrive installation and used that one. The livecd checks multiple locations on bootup for a config.xml and uses that one if available. It only will use the default config if it doesn't find one somewhere. Why discuss, just try it and see if it is your "old" config. Takes less time than discussing this here.

KaYs3r · Jul 25, 2007, 10:27 PM

@KaYs3r:

But won't that config be the default one from the livecd?

When I wrote this reply, I already tried it, but it didn't boot with my settings, is it possible do mount the HD manually and get the .xml?

hoba · Jul 26, 2007, 9:34 PM

Then it's probably just broken and beyond rescue :-\