Restore Failed
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I have pfsense 2.0 running on a nokia IP330 and its fine. I backed up the config to an xml file.
I also have a astaro box which is much smaller than the nokia and also has 3 lan's. I booted from CD and installed pfsense 2.0 the same as on the nokia. all installed fine.
I then restored the config from the nokia box and it hangs following the restart at the screen where it says :
re0: link state changed to DOWN
re1: link state changed to DOWN
re2: link state changed to DOWN
re1: link state changed to UPand it goes nowhere further, it hasnt locked up because if I alt-ctrl-del it shuts down processes and reboots.
Any ideas appreciated.
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It's probably booting fine, just outputting to serial console instead of VGA.
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it doesnt respond to ping on any of the lan's so it looks like it hasnt finished booting. I dont hear the little tune either it plays after a successfull boot.
Is it a bug in the restore program or the xml backup file created do you think ?
thanks
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Does it boot fine before the config restore?
Does it have exactly the same set of interfaces?
I would expect it to dump you at the interface setup menu after detecting interfaces that don't match the config file.Steve
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yes boots fine when installing from live cd. has 3 lans same as the nokia.
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Yes but are they the same NIC type, same driver?
Steve
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no idea.
Are the drivers specified in the restore file ?
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Yes.
It specifies which interface is assigned to which physical NIC. LAN assigned to re1, for example.
So if re1 doesn't exist it drops to the interface setup menu.Steve
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ahh right yes, it does this and i choose a new MAC for each.
Makes no difference still doesnt work.
