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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>

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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

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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?

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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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