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    Cant mount root

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      welchwerks
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      i have put 2.0.1 on a CD and boot to it,

      loads most up till i get this message:

      Trying to mount root from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/pfsense

      not sure what to do ?

      prompt is sitting at mountroot>

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        cmb
        last edited by

        use the boot from USB option at the first boot prompt (option 3 IIRC)

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          tjsummers51l
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          I wanted to post my solution to my mount root problem.  I have had the same issue whether I was installing pfsense or FreeNAS.  Both are freebsd based.  My solution to both  was to change the sata emulation from legacy to native in the bios.  That fixed both issues.

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