Can anyone tell me this error is for what?
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Hi. I am trying to install 1.2.3 with live cd. but every time i am seeing this error code "" Read_BIg Media Error asc=8X18"
Though its continue to rest of installation without any problem. But at the end when pfsense reboot then nothing come up unless this F1: Boot FreeBSD
:/Thats it. I have tried many times it remains this.
Even I tried with alpha version 2.0 latest also. But same problem.
Then I change my Hard Disk. I mean IDE . it install and run. But that error also i saw"" Read_BIg Media Error asc=8X18"
"pfsense current version is 1.2.3 is running with that error"
Now my question is why that error is showing every time if i try to use sata or IDe.
Though i can use with IDE but not with sata.
So please help me to fix this problem. Other wise i know i will face the problem sooner or later….
My configuration is Core due 2.20 processor.
Ram 3GB ddr2 667
Hard Disk sata(hitachi) 160 and IDE 80 GB(kingstone)
CDROM IDE
Graphic Card sapphire x1550 1g hm pci-e 256m ddr2
motherboard - P5LD2-X/1333 asus.
I hope my big bros can help me to solve this problem. I will great full. Thank you very much
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That media error is normal when booting a CD-ROM and likely has nothing to do with your actual problem.
There are many suggestions on this page for what to do if you cannot boot from your hard drive:
http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting
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everytime it wont boot and I get a lot of those errors I replace the cd drive and it works, i may still get the media error, but it boots/installs no problem
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Thank you very much for your help. Ok i will try again and i will try to follow your artical so that i can boot and use sata Hard disk. I will submit the result later. thank you ba bye
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ok as i said i will submit the result.
after all i read and did as you have said. but it reboots and start little then stop with this error.
"Mount Root Filesystem specification :
<fstype>: <device>Mount <device>using filesystem <fstype>eg.ufs:da0s1a
? list valid disk boot devices
<empty line="">Abroat manual inputmountroot>
now i dont know what i have to do. please let me know what can i do here. i will wait for respond.
Take care and ba bye</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>
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That means that for whatever reason, it can't see your HDD controller to boot from.
Usually you can get around this by changing a BIOS option for your SATA controller to "Legacy" or "IDE" or try them all.
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it can also mean that you changed its position in the drive line up, I had this problem when changing it from slave to master (IDE), or sometimes changing sata ports, also when removing the cd drive that was on the same IDE channel.
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ok i will follow the tips. then i will submit the result. I hope i can fix it and can use it.
thank you very much -
sorry. the problem is remain. it showing this error until now.
"Mount Root Filesystem specification :
<fstype>: <device>Mount <device>using filesystem <fstype>eg.ufs:da0s1a
? list valid disk boot devices
<empty line="">Abroat manual inputmountroot>
i already try to change my bios setup and also removed the ide Cdrom. But nothing happen. Its always detecting my sata hard disk on ad6.
I dont know really how can i configure this. please help me. thank you</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>
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Type "?" as suggested in the message to see the valid boot devices and post the result here.
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sorry for late respond. actually i already install PFsense on 80 gb IDe hard disk. When i had all those problem.
Another information. I am using pfsense for quit a time. But i never able to install on sata hard disk.
I hope BSD developer should do something about this sector.
Right now i am using my Pfsense on my Net cafe. which has 22 workstation.
And i am very much glad that pfsense developer made such a product with enterprise label feature. Right now we are using pfsense 4 different net cafe. and all are running very smoothly.
I have a question about Squid. and i will ask it on package section.
take care and ba bye
