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    KVM installation hangs on `can't find '/boot/entropy`

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      jseppa01
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      I'm trying to install pfSense with the memstick-serial version into Centos 8 libvirt/KVM using the following command:

                virt-install \
                  --connect qemu:///system \
                  --name pfsense1 \
                  --virt-type kvm \
                  --hvm \
                  --ram=2048 \
                  --vcpus=2 \
                  --cpu=kvm64 \
                  --console pty,target_type=serial \
                  --network bridge=br0 \
                  --network bridge=br0 \
                  --network bridge=br0 \
                  --os-type=freebsd \
                  --os-variant=freebsd12.0 \
                  --disk format=raw,readonly=on,path=/home/images/pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-2.5.2-RELEASE-amd64.img \
                  --boot hd \
                  --disk path=/home/kvms/pfsense1.qcow2,size=10 \
                  --graphics none \
                  --noautoconsole
      

      Unfortunately the install hangs at:

      /          __
          _ __  / _|___  ___ _ __  ___  ___
         | '_ \| |_/ __|/ _ \ '_ \/ __|/ _ \
         | |_) |  _\__ \  __/ | | \__ \  __/
         | .__/|_| |___/\___|_| |_|___/\___|
         |_|
      
      
       +-----------Welcome to pfSense------------+      __________________________
       |                                         |     /                       ___\
       |  1. Boot Multi user [Enter]             |    |                      /`
       |  2. Boot Single user                    |    |                     /    :-|
       |  3. Escape to loader prompt             |    |      _________  ___/    /_ |
       |  4. Reboot                              |    |    /` ____   / /__    ___/ |
       |  5. Cons: Dual (Serial primary)         |    |   /  /   /  /    /   /     |
       |                                         |    |  /  /___/  /    /   /      |
       |  Options:                               |    | /   ______/    /   /       |
       |  6. Kernel: default/kernel (1 of 1)     |    |/   /          /   /        |
       |  7. Boot Options                        |        /          /___/         |
       |                                         |       /                         |
       |                                         |      /_________________________/
       +-----------------------------------------+                                  |
         Autoboot in 0 seconds, hit [Enter] to boot or any other key to stop
      
      Loading kernel...
      /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x1a5477c data=0x140 data=0x1b61790 syms=[0x8+0x1c0f38+0x8+0x1c7041]
      Loading configured modules...
      can't find '/etc/hostid'
      can't find '/boot/entropy'
      \
      

      Any tips on getting around this issue would be appreciated. Cheers

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