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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
      last edited by

      Start a new thread with a lot more detail about what exactly isn't working and any error messages you get or behaviors you see. It's impossible to speculate about causes with so little detail.

      Snapshots can be found at http://snapshots.pfsense.org/

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        SpooK
        last edited by

        Instead of using DD, on Windows, I've found Alexander Beug's USB Image Tool to be much quicker and intuitive.

        I've used it to install pfSense via a 2GB SanDisk Cruzer with no issues.

        USB Image Tool Download Page

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          loziopigna
          last edited by

          Hi all.

          I have try to install pfSense-1.2.3-usbinstall.img.gz on usb key using dd and USB Image Tool but when start pc whith usb key recived error:

          Boot Error

          Any suggestions?

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            DWAyotte
            last edited by

            @SpooK:

            Instead of using DD, on Windows, I've found Alexander Beug's USB Image Tool to be much quicker and intuitive.

            I've used it to install pfSense via a 2GB SanDisk Cruzer with no issues.

            USB Image Tool Download Page

            Wow! What a great share. This method blows burning ISO to CD or using DD right out of the water. It literally took me 2 minutes from start to finish and I was pushing I to install pfSense from USB.  ;D

            Thanks x1000 for your post.

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              jmcentire
              last edited by

              FYI - the link in the first post isn't working anymore, however I was able to find the image here:
              http://files.pfsense.org/jimp/pfSense-1.2.3-usbinstall.img.gz

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                dszp
                last edited by

                @w00t:

                Im also havin some problem with decompressing this. Could anyone decompress and reupload as .rar please?

                I would recommend http://www.7-zip.org/ for decompressing, I've used it without any issues many times.

                David Szpunar

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                  fuziko
                  last edited by

                  Hi all !
                  @loziopigna:

                  Hi all.

                  I have try to install pfSense-1.2.3-usbinstall.img.gz on usb key using dd and USB Image Tool but when start pc whith usb key recived error:

                  Boot Error

                  Any suggestions?

                  Try to install PFsence from USB-disk, but got same as above error, can you give some advices ?

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