(solved)Automatic Boot from USB harddrive

morocon

here it is:

http://pfsensepict.dyndns.org

jimp

Sure that's the right URL?

Host pfsensepict.dyndns.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

morocon

oops, try again, it should be working now that i activated it! :)

jimp

Remove this from /boot/loader.conf and /boot/loader.conf.local

autoboot_delay="3"

It probably is ignoring the other lines because it says there is a syntax error on that line.

morocon

Thaanks, do you have a sample of how it should be written?

jimp

/boot/loader.conf should probably be empty.

And if you want to mimic option 3 exactly, /boot/loader.conf.local should only contain:

hw.mca.enabled=0
hw.bce.tso_enable=0
kern.cam.boot_delay=10000

Nothing else.

morocon

@jimp:

/boot/loader.conf should probably be empty.

And if you want to mimic option 3 exactly, /boot/loader.conf.local should only contain:
hw.mca.enabled=0
hw.bce.tso_enable=0
kern.cam.boot_delay=10000
Nothing else.

Ok i will do so.

I found a file call loader.conf (<>loader.conf.local)where the " autoboot_delay="3" " is writen, what should i do with this one?

jimp

Remove it from both files.

morocon

@jimp:

Remove it from both files.

You are the hitman jimp!

Ok i guess there was some thing wrong in my usb drive, so i decided to start from scrash and re-install f sense on it.

Then i create the file /boot/loader.conf/local (as you recommended it) including

hw.mca.enabled=0
hw.bce.tso_enable=0
kern.cam.boot_delay=10000

Then reboot, then….Miracle! It works!!

Thanks guys

MrKoen

Same situation here. I'm using a 2,5 inch USB disk drive for my pfSense server. I needed to press 3 in the pfSense boot menu to get it to work. Using the steps outlined in this forum topic I was able to have it boot using USB support automatically. I have put the easy steps together in a tutorial at http://www.zomers.eu/knowledge/pfSense/Pages/Configure-pfSense-2.0-RC1-to-boot-from-USB-disk.aspx

Guest

Awesome . thanks for the help.