Problem pfsense 1.2.3 installation on VMWare ESX 3.5

deadbeef · Mar 22, 2010, 8:48 PM

Hi, I have downloaded the VmWare appliance and installed it into a vmware esx 3.5. But during the boot of pfsense I've got the almost 10 time the message : "Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a" and after i see this prompt :

Any idea? Thanks for your answers!

Supermule · Mar 22, 2010, 10:35 PM

Go with the LiveCD installer instead. And just mount a dvd drive with the ISO image. No issues here…...

EddieA · Mar 22, 2010, 11:09 PM

Did you run the appliance through the VMWare Converter to make the ESXi version. Just using the Virtual Disks, from a VMWare machine, in an ESXi one doesn't work.

Cheers.

deadbeef · Mar 24, 2010, 1:38 PM

Thx guys a new install with the liveCD solve the problem
Best,

Rezin · Mar 31, 2010, 4:26 AM

@deadbeef:

Thx guys a new install with the liveCD solve the problem

Don't forget to install the "Open-VM-Tools" package.

deadbeef · Mar 31, 2010, 6:06 AM

Thx, I did it!