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    Embedded upgrade feedback

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • dotdashD
      dotdash
      last edited by

      I've been playing with tweaking a 1.2.2 embedded image for Alix installs. I've got a test image resized to 1 GB and tried the embedded update to 2.0-Alpha-alpha just to see what happens. After a long wait the box rebooted and couldn't find a kernel. I tried two embedded update files, 20090105-1640 and 20090119-1608.
      I know this is not supported, I'm just reporting the results of my testing.

      EDIT: This also happens trying to update 1.2.2 to a 1.2.3 snapshot. Tried using the webgui and also using the console method (local file on a USB drive).
      It bootstraps and I get-
      Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
      Unable to load a kernel!

      can't load 'kernel'

      EDIT: Autoupdate on embedded fills /tmp and exits with a corrupt image error. Switching the platform, rebooting, and auto-updating, then switching back to embedded and rebooting again seems to work.

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      • M
        mikemee
        last edited by

        Oops. Just upgraded an Alix embedded from 1.2.2-RC1 with pfSense-Embedded-Update-1.2.3-20090307-1252.tgz and it never returned.

        Wish I'd read this post first ;)  Now I have to dig the mobo out of that case, pull the CF etc., etc.

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