Installing pfSense 2.0 on Hacom Mars II 1U?
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Hi,
I'm trying to install pfSense 2.0 on my Mars II 1U Server (http://www.hacom.net/catalog/mars-ii-pfsense-1u-server).
It's configured with 4Gb of RAM, and a 8GB DOM for storage.
I downloaded the image pfSense-memstick-2.0.1-RELEASE-amd64.img, and I wrote it to a USB stick with dd.
Then I booted it up, and I get the following error message:
Trying to mount root fro ufs:/dev/ufs/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=ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense vfs.root.mountfromt.options=ro Manual root filesystem specification: <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> e.g. 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></empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>
I found the troubleshooting guide here:
http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting
so I tried going to the loader and typing in the commands:
set kern.cam.boot_delay=10000 boot
however, that didn't seem to make any noticeable change, and it still gave me the same error.
Anh advice on installing pfSense 2.0 on this hardware?
Cheers,
Victor -
What do you get if you type a question mark (to list valid boot devices) at the
mountroot>
prompt?
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heya,
Turns out it was actually a bad DOM SATA module =(.
I emailed Hacom, and they said they had a bad batch of 8GB DOM chips…sigh. I wish they'd said that earlier.
Anyhow, they're sending out a 64GB SDD to replace it =) - I'm using a spare Intel SSD I had lying around until then.
It was just a bit confusing getting those error messages, and it being linked to a missing HDD - it didn't seem the most intuitive leap...lol. But then, hey, I've probably just been spoilt by Ubuntu and Arch installers...haha.
Thanks all for your help =).
Cheers,
Victor