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    Installation of 2.3.4 fails (almost) immediately

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      sk8erord
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      I'm trying to install PF Sense on a pretty basic Intel box that I have - E5200, 4GB RAM, Kingston 128GB SSD, Intel dual GB NIC.

      Almost immediately after starting the quick install, I get the error:

      Execution of the command
      
      /sbin/bsdlabel -B -r -w ada0s1 auto
      
      FAILED with a return code of 1.
      

      Viewing the log, the error message is:

       bsdlabel : unable to get correct path for ada0s1: No such file or directory
      

      When I went through the custom install, it saw the HDD, allowed me to format it and partition it, but then gave the same error right upon starting the install. Pretty much everything in the BIOS is disabled except the required hardware. Also, when it's first booting up, it says:

      Root mount waiting for: GRAID-Intel
      

      I admit to not being super linux savvy, but I can generally get a basic installation up and running.

      Thanks for any suggestions.

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        heper
        last edited by

        have you tried turning off raid in the bios? moving to ahci / legacy ?

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          sk8erord
          last edited by

          That's what's so bizarre - there is no option for RAID in this BIOS. SATA options are only Disabled, Compatible, or Enhanced. I tried it on both compatible and enhanced, and disabled does what you'd expect.

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            transpalette
            last edited by

            @sk8erord:

            I'm trying to install PF Sense on a pretty basic Intel box that I have - E5200, 4GB RAM, Kingston 128GB SSD, Intel dual GB NIC.

            Almost immediately after starting the quick install, I get the error:

            Execution of the command
            
            /sbin/bsdlabel -B -r -w ada0s1 auto
            
            FAILED with a return code of 1.
            

            Viewing the log, the error message is:

             bsdlabel : unable to get correct path for ada0s1: No such file or directory
            

            When I went through the custom install, it saw the HDD, allowed me to format it and partition it, but then gave the same error right upon starting the install. Pretty much everything in the BIOS is disabled except the required hardware. Also, when it's first booting up, it says:

            Root mount waiting for: GRAID-Intel
            

            I admit to not being super linux savvy, but I can generally get a basic installation up and running.

            Thanks for any suggestions.

            I have the same problem since 2 days

            And another guy have the same problem … in 2015 !

            We have very different hardware and the same issue ...

            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=87354.msg734068#msg734068

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              sk8erord
              last edited by

              Apparently pfSense just doesn't like some drives. Took out the Kingston and put in a LiteOn, and it loaded just fine. That Kingston worked fine when this was my media PC. shrug

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