APU2: mount fails with error 19 (SD card)
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Same problem with apu2 board.
After putting usb stick in different port, writing image file to sdcard and removing usb stick before next power up everything went fine.so you installed the SD card from the USB stick instead of simply dd-ing the image to SD?
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@ktk:
Same problem with apu2 board.
After putting usb stick in different port, writing image file to sdcard and removing usb stick before next power up everything went fine.so you installed the SD card from the USB stick instead of simply dd-ing the image to SD?
Yes, I've followed the manual from http://pcengines.ch/pdf/apu2.pdf out of curiosity (with tinyCore 6.4). Note : the specified command doesn't work, since pv is missing. I've used "zcat imgFile | dd of=/dev/deviceName bs=10M" instead.
The import of my old config didn't work out and after the reboot left me with the error message mentioned above.I've tried again to write the pfsense image and after every reboot I've got the error message failing to mount the partition until I've found this posting here. The hint to change the usb port solved the issue and also the import of my config worked perfectly.
Don't know if the problems are related or if there is some bios issue.
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@BlueKobold:
@Nylan
Do you have flashed the latest BIOS image onto the APU2 board.Not the last one. Current version installed = 20160307.
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Not the last one. Current version installed = 20160307.
I would go to install the last one and then have a look on the next clean, fresh and full install.
If this is matching then right you could expect from that version to be the best running according
to pfSense and your needs. If something is occurring you are freely able to get a SPi1A EPROM flasher
that can easily rewrite that BIOS to the ROM so that you couldn´t brick that board really to be unusable.For all other boards from PC Engines this will be a different one but they are also having existing devices
such as this one. SPi1a -
Yes, I've followed the manual from http://pcengines.ch/pdf/apu2.pdf out of curiosity (with tinyCore 6.4). Note : the specified command doesn't work, since pv is missing. I've used "zcat imgFile | dd of=/dev/deviceName bs=10M" instead.
The import of my old config didn't work out and after the reboot left me with the error message mentioned above.I've tried again to write the pfsense image and after every reboot I've got the error message failing to mount the partition until I've found this posting here. The hint to change the usb port solved the issue and also the import of my config worked perfectly.
Don't know if the problems are related or if there is some bios issue.
I tried the method described in the PDF, did it both for a USB stick and for the SD card. Result is always the same: it cannot mount and I end up in mountroot.
regards
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@ktk:
I tried the method described in the PDF, did it both for a USB stick and for the SD card. Result is always the same: it cannot mount and I end up in mountroot.
Just received the apu2c4 and 16GB mSATA from PC Engines. The BIOS is 20160307 and had no problems booting TinyCore from USB stick and installing the pfSense 2.3 (nano image with serial console) onto mSATA.
I have followed instructions in the apu2 pdf but as mentioned before, there is an error in the commands to extract the image file. The "pv" program is not present in the TinyCore and can be removed from the command sequence. It only displays the progress of image extraction onto the target device.
After extracting the image onto mSATA and rebooting, the pfSense booted successfully and I got the GUI in the browser.
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I tried the method described in the PDF, did it both for a USB stick and for the SD card. Result is always the same: it cannot mount and I end up in mountroot.
In some older BIOS versions there was a problem booting from the SD card, and if you have not installed
the last available BIOS version that could be pointed to that circumstance! Inthe german speaking part of
this forum some peoples where able to install the 64Bit version of pfSense either 2.2.6 & 2.3 onto that
Board in different ways, so it should be able for you too as I see it right. Also the SDCard itself could be
buggy and/or to small! Since version 2.3 1 GB images are not really any time supported and there to
download. What I really mean is this perhaps a 1 GB SD Card?Just received the apu2c4 and 16GB mSATA from PC Engines. The BIOS is 20160307 and had no problems booting TinyCore from USB stick and installing the pfSense 2.3 (nano image with serial console) onto mSATA.
The latest BIOS version is 20160311 so I would really update to that one if anything is not really running fine.
(nano image with serial console) onto mSATA.
This might be going but is not the really way anybody should use here, related to the circumstance that
this board is pretty new and the mSATA was produced for many write cycles, so there will be today no
need to use the NanoBSD. I would go with Nano on the USB stick or a full and fresh install on the mSATA. -
Thanks for the tips Frank.
I've flashed the latest BIOS and installed the full version of pfSense on mSATA SSD.
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Thanks for the tips Frank.
I was changing from NanoBSD to a fresh and full install too! No hassle with updates, Snort and pfBlockerNG
or Squid can be used now and other things would be running more smooth and liquid.I've flashed the latest BIOS and installed the full version of pfSense on mSATA SSD.
They are telling around now this or this will be running fine, but mostly other things get solved too!
And so this would be a "must be" during the time they are working on, you can be sure so long as
they work on I will update it if no other issues or failures will be reported about that one. Many of
us are doing in that order until all is fixed, this unit is really really wide spread in Germany, Austria
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Ran into the same error when trying to install pfSense (current version 2.3.4) to a new embedded appliance (IBOX-501 N10/Protectli type device) with SSD or CF from a USB or CDROM. Cause of the issue is related to GPT (GUID Patition Table) marked media, and can affect either the new SSD, CF and/or the USB install media. The media needs to be adjusted from GPT to MBR. Using Windows, this is how I was able to correct the issue.
Using Windows 7 PC with administrative rights
- Connect SSD or CF media to the Windows PC
- Open a command prompt (with admin rights)
- Start the DISKPART utility by typing DISKPART
- type LIST DISK and note the number of the drive that will contain the pfSense installation
- type SELECT DISK (number)
- type CLEAN and wait for the task to complete
- type CONVERT MBR and wait for the task to complete
- type EXIT
- remove the SSD or CF drive from Windows and install into pfSense device
Seems that some USB thumb drives are shipped from the factory with GPT instead of MBR. If installing from a USB drive use the same steps above to prepare the USB media. Seems SanDisk and some Corsair USB drives are shipped from the factory with GPT.
After completion, a USB drive can be set up to install pfSense using Rufus.