[Solved] Install fails

eugen.t · May 2, 2017, 2:17 PM

Hi,
I tried to install pfSense-CE-memstick-2.4.0-BETA-amd64, 22 April as a new fresh install and the install hangs, see attached screenshot
I also installed FreeBSD-11.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick and that installation went fine without any problems.
Hardware is a Nexcom DNB120, with a Atom E3827 Processor 1.75GHz, Dual Core with 4GB of RAM
I tried to remove the USB keyboard but it does not make any difference and the install hangs.
Any suggestions how to resolve this install issue, is more info needed?
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jimp · Apr 27, 2017, 1:48 PM

NMI messages are hardware faults. It's not a software problem.

eugen.t · Apr 30, 2017, 9:47 AM

Problem solved, it was a bios setting.

For others who may run into the same problem check for a setting in bios about emulation of usb I/O ports 64h and 60h, disabling that setting and the installation worked without problems for me.

robertfranz · Nov 18, 2017, 6:37 AM

fwiw: Your post was a really big deal for me when I happened across it.

That board is what Sophos uses for their SG 105/115 UTM's.

I have three of these that have been laying around for a couple of years, and I've never been able to get around that error.

With my near total lack of BSD knowledge (and it appears BSD specific) I went a ways down the rabbit hole and got nowhere.

Toggled that usb setting per your post and the install was uneventful after that.

As a result, I now have three small pf routers that I can use for small projects instead of giving up my good hardware.

I'm getting around 800mbps as a pure router, with a load around 10%, so it's a nic limitation.

I should see what I can pull both aggregating and under a more real world load of packages.

In any event, it's an order of magnitude more performant than Sophos ever was.