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    Alix 2D13 - CF - can't load 'kernel'

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • B Offline
      bartounet
      last edited by

      Thanks for answer  :)

      My command is simple:
      gzip -dc pfSense-2.1.5-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdc bs=1M

      I will try whith 2G

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      • stephenw10S Offline
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        I would run the 2GB image (or even 1Gb) anyway just because you're very unlikely to ever need the extra space and it writes much quicker.  ;)
        However I would try writing the image differently. Try a different block size if you're using dd, 1M seems way too big. Figures plucked from the docs wiki and forum indicate bs=16k is more suitable.

        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=25413.msg132036#msg132036

        Steve

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        • B Offline
          bartounet
          last edited by

          It is better whith 2G but it don't boot.

          It is block to Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]…
          |
          ###############

          boot: Consoles: serial port
          BIOS drive C: is disk0
          BIOS 640kB/261120kB available memory

          FreeBSD/x86 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
          (root@pf2_1_1_i386.pfsense.org, Mon Aug 25 08:20:02 EDT 2014)
          Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
          /boot/kernel/kernel data=0x91c91c data=0x51dad4+0x9e0c4 -
          |
          Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
          Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]…
          |
          ##################

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          • stephenw10S Offline
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            What baud rate are you using on the serial console?
            pfSense uses 9600 by default but I believe the ALIX tinycore bios uses something else.

            Steve

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            • B Offline
              bartounet
              last edited by

              i have set 9600 on alix bios

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              • stephenw10S Offline
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Did you try the much smaller block size when flashing the card?

                Steve

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                • B Offline
                  bartounet
                  last edited by

                  yes.
                  A have test 16k
                  same problem….

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                  • stephenw10S Offline
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Hmm, your symptoms exactly match those that happen if you don't have the correct bios version but you already have 0.99h.  :-
                    Has this board been running pfSense before?
                    It doesn't have any mini-PCI cards?

                    Steve

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                    • B Offline
                      bartounet
                      last edited by

                      Yes this alix has running pfsense whith hdd microdrive yet

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                      • B Offline
                        bartounet
                        last edited by

                        news…
                        i have extract the same image pfSense-2.1.5-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img
                        on hdd 2"5 whith the ide Sate adaptor...

                        And it boot...
                        Why does not boot whith CF...

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                        • stephenw10S Offline
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          It could be that your cf card presents some geometry that the bootloader handle.
                          You could try a 2.2beta snapshot. I'm not sure what might have changed in the bootloader but you may have more luck.

                          Any suggestions from ALIX veterans?

                          Steve

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                            bartounet
                            last edited by

                            Hello i have solve my problem…
                            i have simply change my CF Card Reader...

                            Whith anoter card Reader, on the same CF , no problem...

                            Perhaps my old card reader has written bad blocks on CF

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                            • stephenw10S Offline
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Ah. Hadn't considered that could be an issue. Thanks for coming back with that.  :)

                              Steve

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