Can't Install 2.3
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I'm hoping this is something silly that I'm overlooking. I recently purchased a QOTOM machine (the BIOS detects the mSATA and memory fine), but I can't get it to boot from the USB. A little background and some of the steps I've tried:
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Mac OS X El Cap
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Downloaded CE 2.3 64-bit ISO and verified the CHECKSUM
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I've tried formatting the USB as FAT and both MBR and GUID Partition Map
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Then I used dd if=/pfsense.iso of=/dev/mydisk bs=1m then ejected the disk
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Put the drive into the machine and set the boot option to the USB drive
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Extended the wait time to 1000 seconds
In the BIOS the Boot Option is UEFI: Generic Flash Disk. However, after I restart the machine all I get is a "Reboot and Select proper Boot device". I've tried multiple USB drives and can't seem to get it to boot in the drive. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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If you're using a USB flash drive, you need the memstick not the ISO. The ISO is for optical media only. Otherwise looks like you have the process down.
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Should I format as a MBR or GUID Partition?
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You're writing out a disk image, no need to format it at all. The dd will overwrite anything you format on it.
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Does the console type matter?
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Yes. If you have a VGA console on the target hardware, use the VGA version. If it's a serial console, serial.
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I do not know if this is related but I also had issues installing 2.3, so I decided to installed 2.2.4 using the memstick method and it worked.
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I used the memstick version and let it run for a few minutes and it eventually recognized it; up and running now.
Thanks for the help!