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    Root Mount Error with 2.0RC1, fine with 1.2.3

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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      RChadwick
      last edited by

      I've got a Neoware 800MHz thin client, an Intel PCI Dual card, and a Super Talent 2GB Flash disk module (Flash drive with an IDE interface). I installed pfsense 1.2.3 with no problems whatsoever. I never put it into use, so I'm not trying to upgrade it from within pfsense, just flash 2.0RC1 over it. When I boot pfsense 2.0 with either a USB CD drive, or a USB flash drive, I get the following error:

      –---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Root mount waiting for: usbus3
      umass0:0:0👎 Attached to scbus0
      Trying to mount root from cd9660:/dev/iso9660/pfsense
      ROOT MOUNT ERROR:
      If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following from
      the loader prompt:

      set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

      and then remove invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.

      Loader variables:
      vfs.root.mountfrom=cd9660:/dev/iso9660/pfsense
      vfs.root.mountfrom.options=ro

      Manual root filesystem specification:
        <fstype>:<device>Mount <device>using filesystem <fstype>eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a
                            eg. cd9660:/dev/acd0
                            This is equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

      ?                  List valid disk boot devices
      <empty line="">Abort manual input

      mountroot>

      I have two identical units (One was never flashed with 1.2.3), and it fails on both of them. I'm not a Unix guru. Does anyone have any ideas?</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>

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        cmb
        last edited by

        choose the "Boot from USB" option at the initial boot menu, it's option 3 I think.

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        • R
          RChadwick
          last edited by

          That did it. Thanks!

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