Installation over pxe; problem with init [solved]

[BlackNexxus]

I try to install the pfSense-1.2-BETA-1 over PXE. But I get the following message:

Trying to mount root from CD9660:/dev/iso9660/pfSense
Trying to mount root from:
NFS ROOT: 192.168.0.2:/pxeroot
re1: link state change to DOWN
re1: link state change to UP
exec /sbin/init: error 13
init: not found in path /sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init:/stand/sysinstall
panic: no init
cpuid = 0
Uptime: 5s
Cannot dump. No dump device defined.

I have read, that error 13 is EACCES and means, that the file isn't executable. But I don't know where I can set it executable :/

I do the installation with Tftpd32 3.03 (pxelinux) and AllegroNFSd 1.1.4 on Windows XP SP2.
The installation of FreeBSD 6.2 works fine.
I tried, various new snapshots, but all gave me the same error. Using of older versions are impossible, because FreeBSD 6.1 has no driver for my NIC.

I ponder to do it like FreeBSD with an RAM disk (mfsroot.gz in vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0c"), but I don't know how to make a RAM disk.

I would be gratefully if someone has good information/documentations, which help me to set it executable or make a RAM disk.
I would be more gratefully if someone can help me direct to install it over PXE.

[BlackNexxus]

Now I have tried out of a FreeBSD. This works, but I get a Network Interface mismatch and I have to select the Interfaces, but than it hangs at Configuring LAN interface.

my dhcpd.conf

authoritative;

ddns-update-style		none;

#use-host-decl-names		on;
option subnet-mask		255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address	192.168.0.255;
option root-path		"192.168.0.13:/usr/local/tftpboot/pfsense/";
filename			"pfsense/boot/pxeboot";

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
#	range 			192.168.0.23 192.168.0.42;
}

host pxe {
	hardware ethernet	52:54:00:12:34:56;
	fixed-address 		192.168.0.13;
}

host pfSense {
	hardware ethernet	00:30:18:b0:c4:b7;	
	fixed-address		192.168.0.14;
	next-server		192.168.0.13;
	option routers		192.168.0.13;
}

on 192.168.0.13 runs the FreeBSD and on 192.168.0.14 pfSense

and in my /usr/local/tftpboot/pfsense/cf/conf/config.xml

	 <interfaces><lan><if>re0</if>
			<ipaddr>192.168.0.14</ipaddr>
			<subnet>24</subnet>
			<media></media>
			<mediaopt></mediaopt>
			<bandwidth>1000</bandwidth>
			<bandwidthtype>Mb</bandwidthtype></lan></interfaces> 

see anyone a failure?

[BlackNexxus]

Now I have tried the installation via the normal live-cd and it still hangs at "Configuring LAN interface…"

Has anybody a clue where the problem is?

[sullrich]

Sounds like a NIC issue.  Make sure there are no shared IRQ's.  Also, re nics are not that great.  Consider changing them out for Intel branded NICS.

[BlackNexxus]

Ok now it works. I'm not sure what the problem was, because I don't want to test more. It seems a combinations of some things. Furthermore I had a problem caused by a to fast running RAM, because of a SPD failure. Now all is fine :)

In the PXE-Boot settings were also a failure. This works now too, but I tested it only with a VM, so the setup is still with BETA-1.

If there is interest, I could provide a Qemu-Image with a FreeBSD as base to install pfSense via PXE.