pfSense-Installer geht nicht
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Looks to me like something is terminating the installer process. Something could maybe be sending a serial break at the wrong moment, but that seems unlikely.
Also you're using 2.5.2, retry with a CE 2.6.0 memstick, and use a different USB drive just in case it's that.
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@jimp
I have already tried the following: All pfsense variants from v2.4.0, v2.4.4, v2.5.0, v2.5.2 and v2.6.0. I also used 4 different USB brands - 4GB, 8GB and 28GB. In the current installation attempt I don´t use a USB stick. I´m using a 32GB SDcard. I've been trying to install for over 2 weeks. I'll go crazy. The strange thing is that I can run the 2.3.4 embedded version without any problems. Oh yes - I also upgraded the BIOS from 4.6.x to the current 4.15.x because I thought that it might have problems with the USB drivers. But that didn't work either. What else can that be? -
In this pic you can see my hardware.
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@nubi1982
May i ask why you're using XON/XOFF flow control in Putty ?I usually select NONE , or wire correctly for RTS/CTS
/Bingo
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@stephenw10
What do you mean with "Translationsetting"?
Where can i see it?
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@bingo600
A good question. To be honest, I don't know either. But I quickly tested the setting - changed it to "none". Unfortunately doesn't change anything. -
@nubi1982
Seems like you are using a USB--> Serial adapter
Have you tried a different one ??I prefer FTDI based devices if possible (watch out for clones) windows will KILL them.
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I am not experienced in APU or BSD installs
But i noticed these in your boot-log
eval: cannot create /etc/hostid: Read-only file system /etc/rc: WARNING: could not store hostuuid in /etc/hostid. /etc/rc: WARNING: $hostname is not set -- see rc.conf(5). Feeding entropy: dd: /entropy: Read-only file system dd: /boot/entropy: Read-only file sys .: cannot open /etc/rc.conf: No such file or directory eval: cannot create /etc/host.conf: Read-only file system eval: cannot create /etc/host.conf: Read-only file system eval: cannot create /etc/host.conf: Read-only file systemI would not have expected "Read-only file system" ....
Maybe someone more experienced can comment here.
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When booting the installer, it's an ISO style setup so it's read only, that's normal.
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That's the setting I meant, yes.
It looks like it just not drawing the menu correctly which would be a terminal settings issue.
I'm assuming that you are pressing 'ctl+c' to escape the menu and end up at the amnesiac prompt?
Steve
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For reference booting the 2.6 serial installer here I see:
Welcome to pfSense! Please choose the appropriate terminal type for your system. Common console types are: ansi Standard ANSI terminal vt100 VT100 or compatible terminal xterm xterm terminal emulator (or compatible) cons25w cons25w terminal Console type [vt100]: ┌────────────────────Copyright and distribution notice───────────────────────┐ │ Copyright and Trademark Notices. │ │ │ │ Copyright(c) 2004-2016. Electric Sheep Fencing, LLC ("ESF"). │ │ All Rights Reserved. │ │ │ │ Copyright(c) 2014-2022. Rubicon Communications, LLC d/b/a Netgate │ │ ("Netgate"). │ │ All Rights Reserved. │ │ │ │ All logos, text, and content of ESF and/or Netgate, including underlying │ │ HTML code, designs, and graphics used and/or depicted herein are │ │ protected under United States and international copyright and trademark │ │ laws and treaties, and may not be used or reproduced without the prior │ │ express written permission of ESF and/or Netgate. │ │ │ │ "pfSense" is a registered trademark of ESF, exclusively licensed to │ │ Netgate, and may not be used without the prior express written │ │ permission of ESF and/or Netgate. All other trademarks shown herein are │ │ owned by the respective companies or persons indicated. │ │ │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────28%──┤ │ <Accept> │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Using:
Steve
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Though with your settings it does still draw the menu, just badly. So maybe you have something set differently...
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@stephenw10 said in pfSense-Installer geht nicht:
Though with your settings it does still draw the menu, just badly. So maybe you have something set differently...
See Suggestion 2:
https://fixyacloud.wordpress.com/2020/01/26/how-to-fix-putty-showing-garbled-characters/https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/utf8-plus-vt100.html
And note OP uses UTF-8 , you don't
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Exactly. I tested using UTF8 and the menu is still drawn (mostly) and works correctly.
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Good Morning.
I have now tried the different settings for the translation settings according to your suggestions. Unfortunately, the result is still the same as described above. HELP -
Can you try a different terminal emulator? A different OS?
Are you entering ctl-c to escape the menu when you see this?:
Script /etc/rc.d/local interrupted Updating motd:. Mounting late filesystems:. -
The only way I've managed to drop to the kind of prompt shown is by breaking out of the installer, either by cancelling or ^C. I have yet to see it happen automatically in any way.
Makes me wonder if PuTTY has some kind of login scripting or expect/send stuff happening that is sending input automatically.
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@jimp
i find it very strange too. I'm going through all of your suggestions now. I also took up the suggestion of a "new serial cable" and have now ordered a different cable. Maybe it's really because of it - although I would be very surprised. I can't find any deviation from your settings on Putty itself. But I think the hardware of the box is compatible, right? -
Yeah, there is nothing special about the console port on the APU3. It should work.
Are you entering something to escape the menu? When it shows
Script /etc/rc.d/local interrupted?Steve
