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    Pfsense on Dell PowerEdge r720 Issue??

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      zohaib
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      zerokool , can you share your experience to solve this issue, and can you elaborate more which RAID  controller or no RAID you are using.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        You might try a 4GB partition for root. Though your error looks different. 500GB is far larger than you need, if you have a smaller one try that.
        See: https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting

        What disk controller are you using?

        Steve

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          zohaib
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          I am using SATA (Serial ATA).
          i also install on RAID 1, i have PERC H310 Integrated RAID Controller.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            So perhaps your raid controller isn't recognised correctly. Have you tried not using raid 1?

            Steve

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              See mine and JimPs replies in this thread:
              https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,71941.0.html
              Some users have reported that eventually it will install if you wait long enough.  ::) It's not something I've ever encountered personally.

              Steve

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                zohaib
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                Steve

                Successfully installed pfSense without RAID 1 but same issue warning on option top

                ls: *.xml: No such file or directory
                Config.xml is corrupted and is 0 bytes.  Could not restore a previous backup.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Presumably you aren't trying to restore a config file? Do you have something connected that pfSense might be looking for a restorable file on, like a USB memory stick?
                  Is this error actually causing a problem? Can you make changes to the config and save them?

                  Steve

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                    zohaib
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                    No nothing is attached,

                    yes this Problem is main issue i cant do anything except option 8: Shell.
                    I cant Assign Interfaces, Set Interfaces IP, no configuration nothing.

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                      heper
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                      does the r720 have an sdcard slot on the motherboard? if yes => try removing the sdcard if one is in there

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Hmm, odd that it's not reading the config file but is able to install. Just to be sure you are installing not running from the live DVD?
                        If you have console access can you check the dmesg for any other errors? In the config.xml file there in /conf/?
                        Do you have a /conf.default folder? Try copyign the config.xml from there to /conf.

                        This is not something I've run into otherwise I'd probably be more help. It has happened before though (search the forum) so one of the devs will probably have a solution.

                        Steve

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                          zohaib
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                          @heper

                          No  sdcard slot on the motherboard and nothing is attached.

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                            zohaib
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                            @stephenw10

                            pfSense is installed on HardDisk not running from Live DVD.

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                              rezaur
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                              @zohaib where you able to resolve the issue? Having the same problem.

                              I came I saw and then took a nap.

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