install pfsense on opnsense DEC2700

shood

Hello,

I am trying to install pfSense on a DEC2700 device that currently comes with a pre-installed OPNsense image. I have already tested all available pfSense images (ADI, serial, VGA), but none of them worked.

During boot, the pfSense logo appears, but then the system hangs. The last lines displayed are:

Loading kernel...
/boot/kernel/kernel text=0x1a5f37c data=0x140 data=0x1b63940 syms=[0x8+0x1c1370-+0x8+0x1c7bb8]
Loading configured modules...
can't find '/etc/hostid'
/boot/kernel/zfs.ko -

The system stops at this point and doesn’t continue.

Could you please advise how to proceed or whether there is a specific pfSense image required for the DEC2700 hardware?

Thank you in advance.

patient0

@shood I had issues installing pfSense on a DEC740, same base model as yours and the issue was the console. I posted what worked for me:

https://forum.netgate.com/post/1173176

TL;DR: at the boot loader OK prompt:

set hw.uart.console="mm:0xfedc9000,rs:2"

If that works, you can make it permanent:

Adding the following to /boot/loader.conf.local (the file may not yet exist):

console="efi"
hw.uart.console="mm:0xfedc9000,rs:2"