Can't get FreeDOS to boot on WatchGuard Firebox X550e
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It doesn't work with 512 MB CF card. You must use 256 and lower size for it.
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Whether it will boot or not is determined but the virtual drive geometry the card presents to the IDE controller. Since the card doesn't actually have heads, sectors etc it can choose to present as anything but must add up to the correct size. The BIOS is unable to read some combinations (hence the Heads = 2 workaround) but almost all very small cards present readable geometry.
Some 512MB cards do present as readable, some 256MB cards present as unreadable. Unfortunately there's not really anyway to tell before purchasing. Generally though the smaller the better. I have an 8MB card that has never failed to boot.Steve
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Sorry for borrowing this post, hope it's ok.
What card size are you running after the BIOS flash?
I'm trying to run a 8gb but i think the card might be the issue.
The same card boots just fine in a Check Point so there is nothing wrong with the card.
Thanks
Kind regards
Nerone -
Never tried a card larger than 4GB personally but that works file with the 8.1 bios.
Steve
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Does someboy know what the issue is? Unfortunatelly I have the same issue. I flashed my FreeDOSBIOS to the original 128mb CF card that was provided with it. And I only get one beep and the it's stuck at "Booting OS…" Anybody any clue's?
Don't have any output on my putty screen. When I hold in the arrow up button to go back to factory settings I receive following error message:Recovery Version 1.00 11/10/2005
WG:Bad Magic Number
Restoring Partition
Verifying CHS
Reading MBR
WG File Header 65 62 ED FF A5 D5 08 12 2E F9 01 62 A2 7D 83 E8 87 36 F9 FA 5D 57 7C 90
WG Header D7 48 D2 A5 47 28 8C D0 53 90 73 C1 B0 97 7D 94 30 6A 67 5E
HW Name ▒R▒8▒D\▒ĵ
?▒Q▒Q▒▒r2p(▒▒&2t▒$▒▒̧ំ▒jp▒▒▒s▒▒*9_▒K▒`▒y▒
HW Version ߅BU
HW Xsum D85E05AF
HW File Len 3FE5210E
Bad Signature
System Halted!So I'm guessing he is not able to boot to that FreeDosBios. But why?
I did used the latest version and flashed it couple of times with Win32Diskmanager and other tools. No results.
Would be great if somebody knows how to tacle this.Greetz,
Dennis
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Never tried a card larger than 4GB personally but that works file with the 8.1 bios.
Steve
I can confirm that 8Gb and 16Gb CF cards work fine with the 8.1 Bios.
Grtz
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Does somebody know what the issue is?
Try a different card. Try writing the image differently. Try zeroing the card out first.
It should boot.
Steve
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I tried already with different tools and cards. I didn't however tried to zeroing the card out.
What about the bios version 8.1? I just used the regular FREEDOSBIOS image file that was suggested in the manuel to install pfsense. -
I don't think I ever added it to the image. You can add it yourself though. It's here: https://sites.google.com/site/pfsensefirebox/home/XEBIOS_81.BIN
Steve
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I don't think I ever added it to the image. You can add it yourself though. It's here: https://sites.google.com/site/pfsensefirebox/home/XEBIOS_81.BIN
Steve
In the meanwhile I'm able to get it booting to the FREEDOSBIOS. And I was able to flash it and adjust the needed settings.
Tried the next step to get PFsense to boot from the CF card, but that is still an issue for the moment.Many thanks already for your help guys!
