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.