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    PfSense won't install as Xen VM at HP Microserver

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      suncheez
      last edited by

      Got a HP Microserver at home. Deployed XenServer on it and want to set up a pfSense to use it as home router.

      But have no luck with it. Getting kernel panic with any ISO available: http://dropmocks.com/mUeFg <- this screenshot done while trying 2.0rc amd64 iso.

      Any ideas?

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        Nuub
        last edited by

        I´m having the exact problem with and Amd Opteron CPU. Crash at the same time with the same message. I also tried http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,30593.0.html
        but that wont work for me.

        Its the same with both 2.0 32bit and amd64.

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          suncheez
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          Summoning developers in da thread! Abracadabra-boom!

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          • Cry HavokC
            Cry Havok
            last edited by

            Others may be able to help, were to you to mention such details as with version of Citrix XenServer you're using. It would also be useful to know whether you can get FreeBSD 8 working in Xen on that same host.

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              suncheez
              last edited by

              Xenserver 5.6fp1
              I've got the following *nixes flying well:
              FreeNAS 8.0 Release
              Centos 5.6
              FreeBSD 8.2 x64 (yes, it works well)
              FreeBSD 8.2 x86 (same as above)
              m0n0wall (but I want PFSense!)

              thank you in advance.

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                Nuub
                last edited by

                I´m not using Xen, instead I´m using Hyper-V on Win 2008 R2.

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                • Cry HavokC
                  Cry Havok
                  last edited by

                  @Nuub:

                  I´m not using Xen, instead I´m using Hyper-V on Win 2008 R2.

                  Then your problem may not be the same and you should start your own thread to avoid creating confusion.

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                    Nuub
                    last edited by

                    @Cry:

                    @Nuub:

                    I´m not using Xen, instead I´m using Hyper-V on Win 2008 R2.

                    Then your problem may not be the same and you should start your own thread to avoid creating confusion.

                    Well I could do that of course, but since I got the exact same error message I think the problem is not related to Xen/Hyper-V. My guess some function in the AMD cpu´s
                    If you don´t know I can inform that Xen/Hyper-V is very close to each other in function.
                    Some code on Hyper-v is Xen based.

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                      jamesc
                      last edited by

                      Has anyone had any success running pfSense on the HP Microserver using the VMware ESXi hypervisor?

                      I know that ESXi installs on this hardware without any problems.

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                        Nuub
                        last edited by

                        @suncheez:

                        Got a HP Microserver at home. Deployed XenServer on it and want to set up a pfSense to use it as home router.

                        But have no luck with it. Getting kernel panic with any ISO available: http://dropmocks.com/mUeFg <- this screenshot done while trying 2.0rc amd64 iso.

                        Any ideas?

                        Any luck during testing yet suncheez?

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                          lassieee
                          last edited by

                          Hi,

                          I've got exact same problem. I'm also using Xenserver 5.6fp1 on a AMD Phenom x64 cpu. Pfsense 2.0 AMD64 gives me the same error as suncheez. Pfsense 1.2.3 is working just fine.

                          Edit:

                          Tried a couple of things to narrow down:
                          -Tried updating 1.2.3 to 2.0 RC3 through WebGui but it fails the same: http://dropmocks.com/mUeFg
                          -Installing 2.0 in Virtualbox on Intel Q6600 CPU host works just fine
                          -Updated my Asus M3A78EM (AMD CPU) mobo to latest firmware, to no avail

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                            wmlaros
                            last edited by

                            Hi,

                            I am also using Xenserver running on the HP Microserver and want to install pfSense 2 on it.
                            And after a lot of searching and reading i have found a work around to get it working.
                            This is what i did:

                            At the boot menu choose option 7 "Escape to loader prompt"

                            set hw.clflush_disable=1
                            boot

                            Install pfSense.

                            After the installation, add the following line to /boot/loader.conf.local by running the following command from the shell prompt.

                            echo "hw.clflush_disable=1" >> /boot/loader.conf.local

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                              Vorkbaard
                              last edited by

                              Hey wmlaros, thanks for sharing your solution. Didn't work for me though (Athlon II Neo 64)

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                                suncheez
                                last edited by

                                @wmlaros:

                                …set hw.clflush_disable=1
                                boot...

                                You made my day! Thank you very much!

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                                  SpanCox
                                  last edited by

                                  wmlaros you are a true hero!

                                  I have been looking for a solution for this at least a year now, and until I read you post a couple of hours ago I had found nothing at all that even came close to solve that problem.

                                  My setup, which now works:

                                  Xenserver 5.6sp2
                                  AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 Processor, 4 cores
                                  pfsense 2.0-AMD64 (installed with 4 cpu kernels)

                                  Thank you ever so much!

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                                    tommyboy180
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                                    Yes! Absolutely awesome. Running pfsense 2.0 release on XenServer 5.6 SP2 on AMD Athlon 64 x2

                                    XenServer-center.jpg
                                    XenServer-center.jpg_thumb

                                    -Tom Schaefer
                                    SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                                    Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                                      rhy7s
                                      last edited by

                                      Are you planning on upgrading to XenServer 6.0?

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                                        tommyboy180
                                        last edited by

                                        When it's stable. BETA software is fun, but not always the best decision. I lost all my guest systems once because I wasn't careful.

                                        -Tom Schaefer
                                        SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

                                        Please support pfBlocker | File Browser | Strikeback

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                                          lassieee
                                          last edited by

                                          Works like a charm! Thank you so much wmlaros!!

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                                            rhy7s
                                            last edited by

                                            @tommyboy180:

                                            When it's stable. BETA software is fun, but not always the best decision. I lost all my guest systems once because I wasn't careful.

                                            It's released

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