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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      The ISO image expects to find the root filesystem on the CD device but you are booting from USB.
      You have to tell it where root is. Unfortunately I can't remember the command right now!  ::)

      Maybe:  cd9660:/dev/da0s1a   ???

      Steve

      Edit: What does it list as valid devices if you enter '?'

      What mulitboot script are you using?

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        You should really be using the "official" memstick boot image and not a CD. I think we went over this before (in another thread or on IRC), something in your multiboot code is not working as it should with pfSense. Just use a dedicated memory stick for pfSense installs and it will work that way.

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          felipeortega
          last edited by

          Thanks for helping me
          I use a stick with a GRUB boot with various systems
          now let me add this PFSense to ease my 
          work on machine with no CD / DVD
          main.ist that calls the pfsense this with this command:
          title pfSense 2.0 RC1
          find –set-root /pfSense.iso
          map /pfSense.iso (hd32)
          map --hook
          root (hd32)
          chainloader (hd32)

          It boots normal but he in error

          set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw
          and then remove invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.

          Loader variables:
          vfs.root.mountfrom=cd9660:/dev/iso9660/pfsense
          vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

          Manual root filesystem specification:
              <fstype>:<device>Mount <device>using filesystem <fstype>eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a
                                            eg. cd9660:/dev/acd0
                                            This is equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

          ?                        List valid disk boot devices
          <empty line="">Abort manual input

          mountroot>

          mountroot> ?

          show me

          List of GEOM managed disk devices:
          msdosfs/MULTIBOOT da0s1 da0 iso9660/plop_bootmanager acd0t01 acd0 ad0 fd0</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>

          "As pessoas raramente reconhecem a oportunidade porque ela surge disfarçada em trabalho árduo."

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            It's hard to say if it should be da0 or ad0 based on that output, but either way you'd have to manually enter that every time you boot from there.

            What you're trying to do just isn't a supported config and isn't an easy thing to fix in that way.

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              felipeortega
              last edited by

              Truth Jimp
              what you said really works
              but I'm wanting to do everything in one
              to use only one stick
              as it loads the boot I think that works
              the problem that it emulates the ISO file
              so I'm lost  ;D

              "As pessoas raramente reconhecem a oportunidade porque ela surge disfarçada em trabalho árduo."

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                The problem is that it doesn't emulate a CD-ROM, it's making it think the ISO is a hard drive.

                It may be da0 where the root resides, but maybe not, that may just be the USB stick itself. And ad0 is probably the hard drive of the target machine.

                You'll have to try each of the things in that list to see if any of them work.

                ufs:/dev/da0s1
                ufs:/dev/da0
                cd9660:/dev/acd0t01
                ufs:/dev/acd0
                ufs:/dev/ad0

                It could be any or none of those.

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                  felipeortega
                  last edited by

                  Jimp thanks for helping me
                  Excuse my lack of experience
                  In the case says you try to run these commands in

                  mountroot>

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                  • jimpJ
                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                    last edited by

                    yes

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                      felipeortega
                      last edited by

                      None of them nothing happens just returns me the error
                      but if I run
                      msdosfs: ​​/ dev/da0s1a
                      it returns me an error

                      Trying to mount root from msdosfs:/dev/da0s1
                      lookup of /dev for devfs, erro:2
                      init: not found in path /sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init:/stand/sysinstall
                      panic: no init

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                      • jimpJ
                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                        last edited by

                        If none of those work then it can't load the root fs of the "cd" and it can't continue, and you're back to what I told you before about it not working and you'll need either a separate USB stick.

                        If you're lucky then perhaps you can get grub to load the memstick disk image directly, though I'm not sure if it can do that.

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                          felipeortega
                          last edited by

                          maybe I'm wrong
                          then correct me
                          if the grub is called an ISO file
                          he will emulate my da0 as a cd
                          at boot time when he is recognizing my hardware
                          he found my flash drive and not been able to ride because it is in use?
                          If so I unzip the iso file to a folder in my flash drive will do what I can call the grub boot?

                          "As pessoas raramente reconhecem a oportunidade porque ela surge disfarçada em trabalho árduo."

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                          • jimpJ
                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                            last edited by

                            I really have no idea what grub is doing, what it wants or what it's capable of in that regard.

                            Perhaps someone who is more familiar with grub can offer some input there.

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                              felipeortega
                              last edited by

                              Thank you Jimp
                              Yesterday've sent an email to support them even more now nothing
                              perhaps you or someone can help me when I use this program
                              http://www.pendrivelinux.com/boot-multiple-iso-from-usb-multiboot-usb/

                              I'm trying to boot the ISO drawing on the stick

                              Some examples

                              title Ubuntu 10.04.1 (GNOME Desktop x86)
                              find –set-root /ubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-i386.iso
                              map /ubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-i386.iso (0xff)
                              map --hook
                              root (0xff)
                              kernel /casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent iso-scan/filename=/ubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-i386.iso splash
                              initrd /casper/initrd.lz

                              title BackTrack 4 Final (Penetration Testing)
                              find --set-root /bt-boot/vmlinuz
                              kernel /bt-boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper persistent rw splash
                              initrd /bt-boot/initrd.gz
                              boot

                              How could properly call the boot pfsense?

                              "As pessoas raramente reconhecem a oportunidade porque ela surge disfarçada em trabalho árduo."

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                There are no examples of booting any BSD distro using pendrivelinux anywhere on their site (that I could find).

                                The script is designed for booting a linux kernel and pfSense isn't linux.

                                Steve

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                                  felipeortega
                                  last edited by

                                  You're right!
                                  but I saw people trying it and telling people that and
                                  possible to do this work.
                                  The boot is fine, but I think in Escape to
                                  loader prompt can manually enter any command
                                  To successfully continue the boot
                                  maybe:

                                  vfs.root.mountfrom = cd9660: / dev/da0s1a
                                  and since he runs through a ISO that the
                                  pendrive

                                  Something is missing

                                  "As pessoas raramente reconhecem a oportunidade porque ela surge disfarçada em trabalho árduo."

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                                    felipeortega
                                    last edited by

                                    Hello everyone

                                    I returned to report that I had a small evolution in my problem but is not complete
                                    The solution would be a dirty

                                    at the time of mountroot> I apply the command msdosfs: ​​da0s1 to automate or do I insert the file loarder.conf

                                    set vfs.root.mountfrom=msdosfs:da0s1
                                    set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

                                    An important detail and make the iso image extracted at the root of the pendrive

                                    This will load normally but still a problem occurs later on

                                    Trying to mount root from msdosfs:ad0s1a

                                    ___

                                    ___/ f \

                                    / p ___/ Sense

                                    _/ 
                                        _
                                    /

                                    Welcome to pfSense 2.0 RC1  …
                                    Mounting filesystems... done.
                                    Creating symlinks......done.
                                    Launching the init system...

                                    At this point it freezes completely stopped what can be done?

                                    "As pessoas raramente reconhecem a oportunidade porque ela surge disfarçada em trabalho árduo."

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