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Installing pfSense

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    larson167
    last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

    Good morning,

    When trying to install pfSense using Virtualbox on my Macbook i am getting this error attached in the screenshot. I have looked through google and watched numerous videos and still no luck.Screen Shot 2022-11-09 at 6.50.04 PM.png

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      nimrod @larson167
      last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 5:24 PM

      @larson167

      Try using fixed size virtual disk instead of dynamically allocated.

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        larson167 @nimrod
        last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 5:25 PM

        @nimrod I even tried that and still no luck.

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          nimrod @larson167
          last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 5:27 PM

          @larson167

          Have you tried switching disk controller mode from AHCI to IDE and vice versa ?

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            larson167 @nimrod
            last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 5:28 PM

            @nimrod I have not. I am assuming you do that from virtual box correct?

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              nimrod @larson167
              last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 5:32 PM

              @larson167

              Correct.

              Also, try playing with chipset type settings and try legacy BIOS mode instead of UEFI. if nothing works, then your host system that runs VirtualBox has some issues.

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                larson167 @nimrod
                last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 5:32 PM

                @nimrod thank you for the insight I’ll mess around with it later and let you know what comes of it.

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                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by Nov 10, 2022, 8:40 PM

                  If you choose restart then select rescue shell you can check the install log file to see what actually failed there.
                  It's probably an issue specific to VBox in OSX though (or maybe on ARM?). I've installed pfSense in VBox many times and it works fine.

                  Steve

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