New to pfsense need some install help
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Hello… Well I am a long time m0n0wall user.... Im trying to switch to pfsense because it supports dual wan and im in need of this feature...
Well the machine im using runs m0n0wall just fine..
Im running the live cd and a floppy..
Im trying to think off the top of my head but the machine is a
p4 1.5ghz 768MB of ram
Im trying to install version 1.2 RC2
I then get the error: fatal trap 12 page fault while in kernal mode
Any Ideas?
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your RAM could be defective (just had the same problem)
try running a RAM-test-tool
(the one i used is http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html ) -
If the ram was defective then wouldnt it also not work with m0n0wall? well either way ill give it a try, cant hurt anything to try.
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What version of m0n0wall? It could be that you're suffering from a problem introduced in FreeBSD 6.
Easy test, grab a copy of the FreeBSD 6.2 install ISO and see if you can get it working :)
If you want more help then knowing such details as what's happening when the "fatal trap" message appears would be useful. More information on your hardware is also essential (motherboard, network cards, type of hard disk, etc).
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@Cry:
What version of m0n0wall? It could be that you're suffering from a problem introduced in FreeBSD 6.
Easy test, grab a copy of the FreeBSD 6.2 install ISO and see if you can get it working :)
If you want more help then knowing such details as what's happening when the "fatal trap" message appears would be useful. More information on your hardware is also essential (motherboard, network cards, type of hard disk, etc).
Im running m0n0wall 1.231
Ill get more info from the "fatal trap" message, also im not sure about the exact hardware in the machine ill get that also…
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Well I tried version 1.0.1 also… same thing
About the error I get
fault code: supervisor read, page not present
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What if you try the 1.3 beta of m0n0wall. That too uses FreeBSD 6, so if you find the same problem there then it's a generic FreeBSD/hardware issue.
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ok ill try the beta from m0n0wall and let you know
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Well I tried m0n0wall 1.3b3 and I had the same problem… So I take it that its a freebsd/hardware issue... so next step is to list all the hardware to find whats causing the crash?
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Found out some of my hardware…
MOTHERBOARD
p4b-la
Motherboard Supplier ASUS
Motherboard name P4B-LA
System BIOS Supplier ASUS/AMI
Form Factor uATX -> ATX
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Socket Type mPGA478
Processor Family Pentium(R) 4
Processor Front Side Bus Frequency 400MHz
Chipset Name Intel 845 (Brookdale)
Chipset "North Bridge" i845 MCH
Chipset "South Bridge" ICH2
Super I/O NS PC87360-ICK/VLA
Flash BIOS Device FWH 4Mbit
Memory Type SDRAM
Memory Speed PC133
Ethernet 10/100 LAN Supplier Intel Kinnereth
Ethernet Configuration Integrated motherboard, Down2nd ethernet card
network everywhere nc100
have not found any info on the floppy, cdrom, or video card
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Well I have no idea what I did lol… I took the whole computer apart, there were some left over wires in there, a ide cable hooked up to nothing, ect ect
Then I tried 4 diff cdrom/dvdrom drives still nothing
hooked everything back up to how it was(besides the parts i listed) and my original m0n0wall would not work.... I got a brand new floppy and reburnt m0n0wall and I got that working again... I figured i would try pf with a new cd and new floppy..(tried 1.0.1) and it worked =/ its up and running...Im very suprised... Hopefully its not one of those works once then stops working thing... well I need another nic card so i can hook up both internet connections.. Anyone have any good suggestion for a cheap nic that will work with m0n0 and pf... Thanks
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The FreeBSD 6.2 hardware list will tell you what will work. However, Intel NICs are generally the best buy you can make - avoid RealTek if you can (on my 1.2 GHz box I'm seeing 50% CPU time on interrupts with RealTek NICs if I saturate my 20 Mb pipe).
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Intel Desktop gigabit cards are the best. Even if you do not have gigabit they are better due to their larger buffers which decrease interrupt usage. Best deal for 30$ a piece.
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AFAIK Inel Server NICs have a different interrupt handling with further reduced CPU utilization.
They are more expensive than Desktop NICs but there must be a reason behind Intel offering those two versions, right?Please let me know if anyone has more details on the differences!
