Fresh Install - can't find 'kernel'

vipercstech

I am doing a fresh install of PfSense using pfSense-LiveCD-2.2.2-RELEASE-amd64.iso

The hardware I am trying to install on is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LGCTQDS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01
+320 GB WD Black +4GB Memory

I am getting this message when trying to boot:

CD Loader 1.2

Building the boot loader arguments
Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found
Relocating the loader and the BTX
Starting the BTX loader

BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02
Consoles: internal video/keyboard
BIOS drive C: is disk0
BIOS 628kB/3393716kB available memory

FreeBSD/x86 bootstrap loader, revision 1.1
(root@pfs22-amd64-builder, Mon Apr 13 20:25:52 CDT 2015)
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can't load 'kernel'

Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
OK

Can anyone point me in the right direction so I can get this worked out? If any additional information is needed please let me know!

Any help is very much appreciated.

doktornotor

Redownload and check the ISO checksums before burning it?
Try with memstick instead?

vipercstech

memstick install worked. Any idea why the DVD iso didn't work? I have used the same DVD to install it on other similar hardware. ISO checksums were all correct.

doktornotor

Hmmm, not really. My experience in general is that

current optical media quality totally sucks
current optical drives quality totally sucks
the whole technology is a good riddance

Unless you have ancient HW not capable of booting from USB, the CD stuff is best avoided… (I'd suggest a PXE boot as alternative, but that's been screwed ever since FreeBSD 9.0 and noone cares.)