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    LiveCD installation Problem Pfsense Menu to install to HD will not come up

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      pappyc
      last edited by

      Can someone please help me its been a while since I used Pfsense and now I am trying to install it again on a new box I built.

      I have an embedded card on the motherboard and an external ethernet card. When I boot up off the CD I notice a some type of BIOS error but it goes so fast i can't really catch the follow error.

      Once I select 1 for Pfsense (default) it goes thru its process and does nothing towards the end. If I hit enter.. all I get is the below information
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      Please help Thank You. ??? ???

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        Looks like a debug prompt after a kernel panic. Without knowing exactly what was on the screen at the time of the panic it's impossible to say what caused it.

        Most likely it's some hardware incompatibility. Knowing more about your new hardware will also help.

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          pappyc
          last edited by

          Here is my hardware info:

          Realtek semiconductor RTL 8111/8168B PCIe Gigabit

          Intel 82541PI Gigabit ethernet controller

          Motherboard just updated the BIOS to the latest, Motherboard model M5A78L-M LX Plus

          FYI, what a mission to get the image pic on here because of size limitation.. but let me know if this works.. thank you..

          ![DB ErrorMsg.gif](/public/imported_attachments/1/DB ErrorMsg.gif)
          ![DB ErrorMsg.gif_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/DB ErrorMsg.gif_thumb)

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            pappyc
            last edited by

            1 more image…

            I am using an external Toshiba USB drive...

            MountError.gif
            MountError.gif_thumb

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Have you tried this:
              http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting#Booting_from_USB

              Steve

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                pappyc
                last edited by

                Steve Thanks I did not select option 3 on the menu, once I did I knew it was going to work!

                Thank You again for your help.

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