Install on Cisco ASA 5505?
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I have a Cisco 5505 that I want to install PFS on. It is a Pentium 500mhz with 128mb RAM. It boots off of a CF card. I put the embedded PFS image on it and I get:```
Launching BootLoader...
Default configuration file contains 1 entry.Searching / for images to boot.
No images in /
Error 15: File not foundunable to boot an image
Default configuration file contains 1 entry.
Searching / for images to boot.
No images in /
Error 15: File not foundunable to boot an image
Failsafe booting engaged.
Default configuration file contains 1 entry.Searching / for images to boot.
No images in /
Error 15: File not foundunable to boot an image
…and it just reboots. If I hit ESC during the boot process I get a small shell on the ROM like this:``` Use ? for help. rommon #0> ? Variables: Use "sync" to store in NVRAM ADDRESS= <addr> local IP address CONFIG= <name> config file path/name GATEWAY= <addr> gateway IP address IMAGE= <name> image file path/name LINKTIMEOUT= <num> Link UP timeout (seconds) PKTTIMEOUT= <num> packet timeout (seconds) PORT= <name> ethernet interface port RETRY= <num> Packet Retry Count (Ping/TFTP) SERVER= <addr> server IP address VLAN= <num> enable/disable DOT1Q tagging on the selected port Commands: ? valid command list address <addr> local IP address boot <args> boot an image, valid args are: - "image file spec" and/or - "cfg=<config file="" spec="">" clear clear interface statistics confreg <value> set hex configuration register dev display platform interface devices erase <arg> erase storage media file <name> application image file path/name gateway <addr> gateway IP address gdb <cmd> edit image gdb settings help valid command list history display command history interface <name> ethernet interface port no <feat> clear feature settings ping <addr> send ICMP echo reboot halt and reboot system reload halt and reboot system repeat <arg> repeat previous command, valid arguments: - no arg: repeat last command - number: index into command history table - string: most recent 1st arg match in command history table reset halt and reboot system server <addr> server IP address set display all variable settings show <cmd> display cmd-specific information sync save variable settings in NVRAM tftpdnld TFTP download timeout <num> packet timeout (seconds) trace toggle packet tracing unset <varname> unset a variable name</varname></num></cmd></addr></arg></addr></feat></name></cmd></addr></name></arg></value></config></args></addr></num></addr></num></name></num></num></name></addr></name></addr>Any idea? What would be the boot image name?
Thanks
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My guess is that the Cisco bootloader will only let you boot a Cisco image. The rom monitor is typically used to tftp in a new image when you've hosed the software. If it was me, I would load a Cisco image back on it, sell it on ebay, and buy new hardware for pfSense with the money.
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Ya, you're probably right but thought I'd ask. When it boots the Cisco image it looks for /asa721-k8.bin. Is there a way to rename whatever file PFS boots from to asa721-k8.bin or make a symlink to it? It's a darn nice piece of hardware!
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Did you try searching google? This is really unit specific and I doubt that someone around here will know how to "crack up" this cisco gear to run pfSense. It's rather Cisco related than a pfSense problem.
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I did try searching google but to no avail :(
I can point the Cisco to a boot file, what should it be?
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PfSense is supplied as partition image and not as some kind of bootfile. Don't know what the cisco expects but it might be something proprietary that won't work with anything else than cisco bootfiles. Just a guess though.
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Although proprietary, the Cisco ASA is a nice firewall. Why would you want to load pfSense on it? That would be like trying to retrofit Vyatta on a Cisco IOS router. ??? :o
(No offense to the pfSense or Vyatta developers….)
Robert
