Problem with embedded image on cf

cmac · Jul 18, 2006, 7:36 PM

I've been trying to dd any of the embedded images to a number of cf cards today. Everything from beta3 to rc1a and utilising 3 differnet cf cards.
The dd-ing goes fine but the resultant image on the cf card is showing geometry problems in fdisk and also refuses solidly to boot.
Any ideas?

wescb · Jul 19, 2006, 1:06 PM

The tutorials here all recommend using http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/physdiskwrite.php (physdiskwrite) to send the image to CF.

While I'd think dd would work, you might try that and see if you still have problems.

Wes

PS. There's a walkthrough here: http://www.pfsense.com/mirror.php?section=/tutorials/wrap_install/wrap_install.htm

cmac · Jul 19, 2006, 5:20 PM

@wescb:

The tutorials here all recommend using http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/physdiskwrite.php (physdiskwrite) to send the image to CF.

Thanks wescb. Fortunately/unfortunately I don't have any windows machines here so that's not an option. I don't suspect either the usb card reader/writer or the systems I've used because other images of varying os's are still dd-ing perfectly. I'll get a chance to try it again later and post the fdisk outputs.

hoba · Jul 19, 2006, 6:38 PM

What'S the target system? try to play around with CHS/LBA mode and or enable/disable advanced ata and ultradma modes. I needed to do this to make my via c3s boot from cfcards.