Hard Drive Install on X-6000
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You mean choose to boot from the CF or the HD?
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If i select the hard drive it constanly tries to start.
dev/da0s1a is a USB connected drive (or a SCSI drive).
But your boot drive is ad2 (a drive connected through an IDE controller) hence the startup should be showing
Code:Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad2s1a
When you see the prompt
mountroot>
type
Quoteusf:/dev/ad2s1a and the boot should proceed. Then you will probably have to login and edit /etc/fstab to change da0 to ad2 on two lines
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Since I know that the HD was formatted it comes up at da0 but once installed in the x-6000 it shows up as ad2s1a. I trying to mount the disk so that I can modify the /etc/fstab and correct the name of the HD. I can't get the mount command correct.
Here is what I am using:
mount -rw -t ufs -o /ad2s1a /mnt/tmp/With no luck.
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I can't get the mount command correct.
Try mount -rw -t ufs -o /dev/ad2s1a /mnt/tmp/ and it it doesn't work report back with the mount command the system response.
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Here you go:
I had to run a disk check it just finished of the hard drive.
results: 1
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(35): mount -rw -t ufs -o /dev/ad2s1a/mnt/tm
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(35): /tmp/md1 on /var ( ufs, local )
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(35): mount -rw -t ufs -o /dev/ad2s1a /mnt/tmp/
usage: mount [-adflpruvw] [-F fstab] [-o options] [-t ufs | external_type]
mount [-dfpruvw] special | node
mount [-dfpruvw] [-o options] [-t ufs | external_type] special node
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(36):results: 2
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/root(26): cd /
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(27): mount -rw -t ufs -o /dev/ad2s1a/mnt/tmp
/dev/ufs/pfsense0 on / (ufs, local, noatime, synchronous)
/dev/md0 on /tmp (ufs, local)
/dev/md1 on /var (ufs, local)
/dev/ufs/cf on /cf (ufs, local, noatime, synchronous)
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(28):Mount results
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(34): mount
/dev/ufs/pfsense0 on / (ufs, local, noatime, synchronous)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
/dev/md0 on /tmp (ufs, local)
/dev/md1 on /var (ufs, local)
/dev/ufs/cf on /cf (ufs, local, noatime, synchronous)
devfs on /var/dhcpd/dev (devfs, local)
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(35):Any thoughts on a boot option that I can do that? I really like to get the disk mounted so I could fix it.
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I think this took care of it. I was able to modify the fstab in the etc folder. Once I get a change to reboot, I need to set eveything back up.
results:
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(44): mount -w -t ufs /dev/ad2s1a /tmp/mnt
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(45): mount
/dev/ufs/pfsense0 on / (ufs, local, noatime, synchronous)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
/dev/md0 on /tmp (ufs, local)
/dev/md1 on /var (ufs, local)
/dev/ufs/cf on /cf (ufs, local, noatime, synchronous)
devfs on /var/dhcpd/dev (devfs, local)
/dev/ad2s1a on /tmp/mnt (ufs, local)
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/(46): cd tmp
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/tmp(47): cd mnt
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/tmp/mnt(48): ls
.rnd boot dev lib root var
.snap cf etc libexec sbin
COPYRIGHT conf home lost+found tmp
bin conf.default kernels mnt usr
[2.0-RC3][root@fw1.cartersweb.int]/tmp/mnt(49):I know this is a little off topic but can anyone recommed a good doc to set up ip 6. I really want to try the connectivity. I got a x-500 I am going to setup for my brother. I like to run ip6 for the vpn/
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In order to run IPv6 you need to be following the mainline development branch now that the new IPv6 code has been merged there. See:
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,38896.0.html
I'm not running IPv6 so I can't really help you. Clearly it's the future though and sooner or later we'll all be using it.
Just when I though I had a grip on IPv4! ::)Steve
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When booting I get the following message:
1 pfsense
2 pfsense
5 Drive 1When I select 5 it just sit's there and cycles then I have to hit option 1 or to boot the from the flash card.
Thoughts anyone?
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Have you tried booting with a CF card that's empty?
Have you selected serial port console in your HD installation? By default a full install won't send anything to the serial console.Steve
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I have been testing tonight. no luck with hd. On the x-6000 it seems to be a issue.
I am trying to figure out why I am having trying so much trouble ???. I wish there was a easy answer for this one.
I tried to take the flash drive out it will not boot. I wonder what else I can try. Now on the x-500, I got it to boot after changeing the fstab in the etc directory. with the flash drive on it.
Now I wish I could just modify the flash drive and have the mapping point to the hard drive. This would be totally custom, but I know it might have a chance to work.
Right now I even download a disk image if somebody had a working one.
Suggestion are avaiable?
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Hmm, so you've verified that the HD will boot in the X500?
How are you viewing the output from the X6000? Just from the serial port?
Did you try with a blank CF card?
Steve
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I took a flashcard fdisk and removed all partitions from it and it still would not boot from the hard drive.
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Hello,
I have the exact same issue, It is happening with three different Toshiba drives that I got.
I guess there is some problem somewhere with these HD.The issue is described more precisely here : http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,41127.0.html
This is really weired. Because using another HD from another brand, I don't seem to have this problem.
Have you finally been able to move on with your install ?
Keep me updated.Thx.
