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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • J
      Jamerson
      last edited by

      @KOM:

      [2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.lan]/root(5): mount- /dev/da0s1b
      mount-: Command not found.

      What's up with the dash at the end of the mount command?

      Good catch KOM
      tried without the - still the same
      btw the - comes after i pressed the TAB
      [2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.lan]/root(5): mount /dev/da0s1b
      mount: Command not found.

      @Jamerson:

      @KOM:

      [2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.lan]/root(5): mount- /dev/da0s1b
      mount-: Command not found.

      What's up with the dash at the end of the mount command?

      Good catch KOM
      tried without the - still the same
      btw the - comes after i pressed the TAB
      [2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.lan]/root(5): mount /dev/da0s1b
      mount: Command not found.

      Nachtvalk
      thank you for the link,
      i think i miss one step before which is to see which hdd are attached to the pfsense.
      any suggestions which commands to use ?

      when i run df-h command
      it doesn't shows the second HDD is attached !
      i am supposed to do something before it shows the attached second HDD ?

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      • KOMK
        KOM
        last edited by

        The second hard disk should show up as /dev/da1.  If that isn't present then pfSense isn't detecting it.

        The general syntax of the mount command is:

        mount -options /dev/device_name# /folder_name

        /folder_name must already exist.  You can leave options blank for testing.

        Here is how to add a disk to FreeBSD.

        Note that the disk naming scheme is different so when they talk about /dev/ada1 and /dev/adap1, you should use /dev/da1 and /dev/da1s1 respectively.

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        • J
          Jamerson
          last edited by

          @KOM:

          The second hard disk should show up as /dev/da1.  If that isn't present then pfSense isn't detecting it.

          The general syntax of the mount command is:

          mount -options /dev/device_name# /folder_name

          /folder_name must already exist.  You can leave options blank for testing.

          Here is how to add a disk to FreeBSD.

          Note that the disk naming scheme is different so when they talk about /dev/ada1 and /dev/adap1, you should use /dev/da1 and /dev/da1s1 respectively.

          thank you
          i believe this for Sata Disk ,
          i've ISCI Drive to the VM .
          when i run df -h it doesn't shows the drive
          i've deleted the disk and add it twice but the same result
          Filesystem    Size    Used  Avail Capacity  Mounted on

          /dev/da0s1a    5.8G    1.1G    4.3G    20%    /
          devfs          1.0K    1.0K      0B  100%    /dev
          /dev/md0      3.4M    116K    3.0M    4%    /var/run
          devfs          1.0K    1.0K      0B  100%    /var/dhcpd/dev

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          • KOMK
            KOM
            last edited by

            i've ISCI Drive to the VM .

            ???  DO you mean SCSI or iSCSI?  In my lab with VMware Workstation, I added a SCSI disk and it appeared as /dev/da1.

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            • J
              Jamerson
              last edited by

              @KOM:

              i've ISCI Drive to the VM .

              ???  DO you mean SCSI or iSCSI?  In my lab with VMware Workstation, I added a SCSI disk and it appeared as /dev/da1.

              yes i meant the SCSI disk separate than the VM Disk, and is Thick Provision
              after i updated to 2.2 i beleive it starts showing up the attached disks

              df -h still doesn't shows the attached hdd
              what i am doing wrong

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              • KOMK
                KOM
                last edited by

                df -h still doesn't shows the attached hdd
                what i am doing wrong

                I think df only shows mounted filesystems.  Did you partition, format & mount your disk using the directions in the links I posted?

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                • J
                  Jamerson
                  last edited by

                  @KOM:

                  df -h still doesn't shows the attached hdd
                  what i am doing wrong

                  I think df only shows mounted filesystems.  Did you partition, format & mount your disk using the directions in the links I posted?

                  i am stuck at the first step when i run the command /var/run/dmesg.boot its said /var/run/dmesg.boot:not found
                  i already added to the disk

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                  • KOMK
                    KOM
                    last edited by

                    dmseg.boot is a log file.  You don't run it; you view it with cat or a text editor.

                    OK, firs things first.  What output do you get when you run the command:

                    ls /dev/da*

                    We need to see if pfSense even sees your disk at all.  You are specifically looking for /dev/da1.

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                    • J
                      Jamerson
                      last edited by

                      @KOM:

                      dmseg.boot is a log file.  You don't run it; you view it with cat or a text editor.

                      OK, firs things first.  What output do you get when you run the command:

                      ls /dev/da*

                      We need to see if pfSense even sees your disk at all.  You are specifically looking for /dev/da1.

                      this what i get .

                      [2.2-RELEASE][root@firewall.pfsense.lan]/root: ls /dev/da*
                      /dev/da0    /dev/da0s1  /dev/da0s1a /dev/da0s1b /dev/da1
                      
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                      • KOMK
                        KOM
                        last edited by

                        Ok, so it sees your disk.  I'm not sure what your problem is then.  Just partition, format and mount it as per the guide I linked to:

                        # gpart create -s GPT da1
                        # gpart add -t freebsd-ufs da1
                        # newfs -U /dev/da1s1
                        # mkdir /newdisk
                        # mount /dev/da1s1 /newdisk
                        

                        Add this to /etc/fstab so that it mounts at boot:

                        /dev/da1s1	/newdisk	ufs	rw	2	2
                        
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                        • J
                          Jamerson
                          last edited by

                          @KOM:

                          Ok, so it sees your disk.  I'm not sure what your problem is then.  Just partition, format and mount it as per the guide I linked to:

                          # gpart create -s GPT da1
                          # gpart add -t freebsd-ufs da1
                          # newfs -U /dev/da1s1
                          # mkdir /newdisk
                          # mount /dev/da1s1 /newdisk
                          

                          Add this to /etc/fstab so that it mounts at boot:

                          /dev/da1s1	/newdisk	ufs	rw	2	2
                          

                          Thank you KOM
                          the problem is when i run the command

                          newfs -U /dev/da1s1

                          it said command not found !

                          [2.2-RELEASE][root@firewall.pfsense.lan]/root: # newfs -U /dev/da1s1
                          #: Command not found.
                          [2.2-RELEASE][root@firewall.pfsense.lan]/root:

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                          • KOMK
                            KOM
                            last edited by

                            #: Command not found.

                            The # character is meant to represent your shell prompt.  You don't actually type that part.  No wonder you've been having trouble.

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                            • J
                              Jamerson
                              last edited by

                              @KOM:

                              #: Command not found.

                              The # character is meant to represent your shell prompt.  You don't actually type that part.  No wonder you've been having trouble.

                              sorry mommy mistake
                              does the commands that has /dev/da1s1 means  /dev/da1 for me right ?
                              i believe dev/da1 is my current install pfsense and dev/da1pl1 is the attached disk ?

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                              • KOMK
                                KOM
                                last edited by

                                I did explain earlier that when they reference /dev/ada1, you would use/dev/da1.  When they use /dev/ada1p1, you would use /dev/da1s1.  p means partition, s means slice, but they are basically the same.

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                                • J
                                  Jamerson
                                  last edited by

                                  @KOM:

                                  I did explain earlier that when they reference /dev/ada1, you would use/dev/da1.  When they use /dev/ada1p1, you would use /dev/da1s1.  p means partition, s means slice, but they are basically the same.

                                  is exactly what i am doing
                                  [2.2-RELEASE][root@firewall.pfsense.lan]/root: newfs -U /dev/da1s1
                                  newfs: /dev/da1s1: could not find special device
                                  [2.2-RELEASE][root@firewall.pfsense.lan]/root:

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                                  • K
                                    kejianshi
                                    last edited by

                                    I lost track.  Are you still trying to figure out how to cache dynamic content?  Don't waste too much time.  OK?

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                                    • KOMK
                                      KOM
                                      last edited by

                                      newfs: /dev/da1s1: could not find special device

                                      OK, this one's on me.  When using gpart, it will make a partition, not a slice.  Try:

                                      newfs -U /dev/da1p1
                                      mkdir /newdisk
                                      mount /dev/da1p1 /newdisk
                                      

                                      I lost track.  Are you still trying to figure out how to cache dynamic content?

                                      We're still going over Unix disk basics at this point.

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                                      • K
                                        kejianshi
                                        last edited by

                                        Yeah - Its a nice mental exercise and is good to know (-:

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                                        • J
                                          Jamerson
                                          last edited by

                                          @KOM:

                                          newfs: /dev/da1s1: could not find special device

                                          OK, this one's on me.  When using gpart, it will make a partition, not a slice.  Try:

                                          newfs -U /dev/da1p1
                                          mkdir /newdisk
                                          mount /dev/da1p1 /newdisk
                                          

                                          I lost track.  Are you still trying to figure out how to cache dynamic content?

                                          We're still going over Unix disk basics at this point.

                                          Thank you so much for this KOM,
                                          the Disk is mapped now going to configured it for the cache
                                          Mucht appreciate really and your patients as well

                                          when i try to navigate to the new mounted disk i get "access denied "
                                          trying to create a folder for the cashing.

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                                          • KOMK
                                            KOM
                                            last edited by

                                            You probably have to give the proxy user ownership of the folder:

                                            chown proxy:proxy /your_disk_mount_point
                                            
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