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    Failed to boot after Full upgade to 1.2 FINAL

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      sullrich
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      Turn off anything extra in the bios such as firewire, usb, etc that is not needed.

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        cmb
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        Also make sure the BIOS is up to date.

        What kind of hardware is this?  Kernel panics are FreeBSD issues generally, we don't have the resources to fix these kinds of problems.

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          liquid
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          Yeah, bios is up to date, all unnecessary features are disabled in bios. Still cant boot from cdrom 1.2 FINAL.

          I found the workaround.

          1. boot from cd 1.2 rc2
          2. install 1.2 RC2 with multiprocesor kernel
          3. make full upgrade from console
          4. DONE, you have 1.2 Final working.

          My question is.

          What is wrong in 1.2 RC3 and newer that i cant boot from CDROM and install?

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            RonpfS
            last edited by

            @liquid:

            What is wrong in 1.2 RC3 and newer that i cant boot from CDROM and install?

            May just be a prob with the cd … don't burn boot cd at full speed (anyway what's the rush!)  :)

            2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
            Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
            Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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              cmb
              last edited by

              @liquid:

              My question is.

              What is wrong in 1.2 RC3 and newer that i cant boot from CDROM and install?

              That's a strange work around. If your hardware kernel panics with the 1.2 kernel, it should do it whether you're booting from CD, hard drive, or anything else.

              Not sure what to tell you, at least you found a way to get it working. After tens of thousands of downloads of 1.2, nobody else has reported seeing this.

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                liquid
                last edited by

                @cmb:

                @liquid:

                My question is.

                What is wrong in 1.2 RC3 and newer that i cant boot from CDROM and install?

                That's a strange work around. If your hardware kernel panics with the 1.2 kernel, it should do it whether you're booting from CD, hard drive, or anything else.

                Not sure what to tell you, at least you found a way to get it working. After tens of thousands of downloads of 1.2, nobody else has reported seeing this.

                Im happy that i found the workaround. So, if i will have free time, i will burn boot CD by minimum speed and try to boot directly to pfSense 1.2 FINAL.

                Ill keem you informed.

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                  dotdash
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                  My thought is that this is related to the changes in the uniprocessor kernel in RC3 and higher.
                  I had troubles with a Pentium-M based board after RC2.
                  See this ticket- http://cvstrac.pfsense.com/tktview?tn=1534
                  I've had to update these systems to RC2 (even if they were loaded with an RC2 CD. The RC2 update is newer than the LiveCD) before updating to 1.2 Release. After the RC2 update, I get the kernel selection option under firmware update and can select multiprocessor. Going directly from RC2 (LiveCD) or earlier to 1.2 Release results in a dead box. (UP kernel)

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                    Master One
                    last edited by

                    Yes, I can confirm the issue, have a look at this thread.

                    It's definitely a problem with the UP kernel config starting with 1.2-RC3, so installing with 1.2-RC2-livecd, choosing the SMP kernel option, and updating to 1.2-FINAL afterwards was the only way for me to get it going on my Intel D201GLY2 machine.

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                      ohmer
                      last edited by

                      Hello,

                      I have the same problem.  I cannot boot the installer on my D201GLY2 based computer.  There is a fix ?  If no, if I understanda correctly, installing 1.2RC2 and then upgrading to 1.2 does the job ?  So, where can I find 1.2RC2 ?  I just found beta releases.

                      Thanks !

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                        hoba
                        last edited by

                        http://pfsense.loquefaltaba.com/downloads/old/ has older versions still.

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                          dutler
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                          I have similar symptoms, but the older release is not solve my problems:
                          IBM Netfinity 4000R
                          Dual Intel 10/100 NICs
                          Dual PIII 650
                          2GB RAM

                          I am trying to add a 4 port nic from RouterBoard - it uses a pci bridge and 4 VIA Technologies VT6105M (VIA Rhine III chip). In m0nowall and past versions of pfsense, along with linux distros it appears as 4 separate adapters.

                          When I boot pfsense 1.2RC2-1.2.1Beta with the 4 port nix installed, i get the following screen:
                          –---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          vr1: Ethernet address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                          vr2: <via 10="" vt6105m="" rhine="" iii="" 100basetx="">port 0x2200-0x22ff mem 0xfe000800-0xfe0008ff at device 10.0 on pci3
                          vr2: couldn't map interrupt

                          Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode
                          fault virtual address  = 0x60
                          fault code                  = supervisor read, page no present
                          instruction pointer    = 0x20:0xc0855aa1
                          stack pointer            = 0x28:0xc0c20af8
                          frame pointer            = 0x28:0xc0c20b0c
                          code segment          = base 0x0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1
                          processor eflags        = interrupt enable, resume, IOPL = 0
                          current process        = 0 (swapper)
                          trap number              = 12
                          panic: page fault

                          When i remove the card, I do not get the error and as mentioned. I have used this card in other machines with previous versions of pfsense.

                          I have tried:
                          with and with out the 4 port card - works with out.
                          replace the ram
                          installed without the card, used the smp kernel (dual piii), replaced the card, received the same error.

                          -tom</via>

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                            ohmer
                            last edited by

                            My ugly hack was to install Debian and then run pfSense into a VMWare virtual machine…

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                              dutler
                              last edited by

                              yes, i would say that is rather ugly :D
                              are you doing anything else with the debian host?

                              anyone… how do i switch to the mp kernel, perhaps i was preforming that work around incorrectly.

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                                sullrich
                                last edited by

                                Copy kernel.gz from the LiveCD to /boot/kernel/kernel.gz (just pick the correct one).

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                                  ohmer
                                  last edited by

                                  @dutler:

                                  yes, i would say that is rather ugly :D
                                  are you doing anything else with the debian host?

                                  nop :)

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