PfSense 2.0RC1 memstick = full version on USB?
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Is the 2.0RC1 memstick version a fully optimized USB boot version? Meaning i can use USB instead of CF ? Or is it just a USB live installer. As live version i cant save config and no write access.
USB optimized version would have writing access but limited to save USB's life and utilize ram for any cache …etc.
I've not been following with this release,
Thanks
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It's a Live installer.
What you want is called NanoBSD. Simply flash the image onto the USB thumbdrive and boot off it.
For the first boot, you'll likely need to manually intervene (over serial console) by:
Select: Escape to loader prompt
Then type without quotes:
"set kern.cam.boot_delay=15000"
followed by:
"boot"Picture for this:
After that, once you've configured the interfaces and IP addresses, head over to Diagnostics -> Edit File -> Edit/ Create /boot/loader.conf.local
Add the following line: kern.cam.boot_delay="15000"
Ignore the filename in the picture; this was taken before the loader.conf.local file was retained across upgrades. You should use the .local file for newer versions.
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Thanks for the response. Editing the boot file did the trick. I wonder why this is not the default option, or there is a more straightforward way of explaining this to users. I have noticed many people across the forums with similar issues trying to use removable media.
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FYI- Use /boot/loader.conf.local - /boot/loader.conf will be altered during upgrades, custom changes will be lost.
