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    • S Offline
      seven
      last edited by

      Hi,

      We tried to install pfsense using a USB and fortunately made it but when we remove the USB and reboot, the pfsense won't load unless we plug in again the USB. Is  there any way to install pfsense directly to physical hard disk?.

      Thanks.

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        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Installing_pfSense

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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        • F Offline
          fakircz
          last edited by

          Could you provide us with a bit more detail? How does it fail and at what stage?

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          • K Offline
            kody
            last edited by

            Not sure this is related, but I could not install v2.3.1-p5 from the ISO burnt to a DVD. I tried multiple times, with fail each time.

            When I burnt the ISO to a CD, it installed fine.

            Oh, and linking to the docs is not helpful at all, imo.  ;-)

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              divsys
              last edited by

              Oh, and linking to the docs is not helpful at all, imo.  ;-)

              Unfortunately if you spend any appreciable time on the various boards you'll find that statement is not true.
              Too many times we get the "HELP, I just installed and "xxxxx.yyyy doesn't work like I think it should" questions, when a little research through the docs can quickly resolve the issues.  Often the issue is not a problem w/pfSense, but a misunderstanding of what is required to accomplish the task required.

              I don't think the docs are perfect by any stretch, but links to a key spot can avoid searching and point you in the right direction.

              As in all things - advice is worth what you pay for it….....

              Just my $.02

              -jfp

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              • K Offline
                kody
                last edited by

                But just a link with no other explanation is just a "polite" way of saying:

                RTFM

                imo

                Just my $0.01

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                • D Offline
                  ddaniel51
                  last edited by

                  @kody:

                  But just a link with no other explanation is just a "polite" way of saying:

                  RTFM

                  imo

                  Just my $0.01

                  Exactly.

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                  • S Offline
                    seven
                    last edited by

                    We successfully installed pfsense, we just transferred it to different machine.
                    Thank you for all your response.

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