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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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      strumf666
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      Hi,

      I am using e-350 system with 4gb of ram to run pfsense and I was trying to install nano-vga-amd64 to my 4gb ssd (I destroyed 1 CF card and another is dying because I was using regular install, I guess) and I encountered a few problems. First, the update snapshot would install and boot normally while normal install snapshot would not boot. I used physdiskwrite to write the image since win32 disk imager didn't detect the ssd. Second, when I tried to restore the config from my previously used live-install snapshot (same version) it rendered the ssd unbootable. Third I don't know how to copy startup.sh since the file system is read only. Is it worth using nanobsd, to prolong the life of the ssd or should I make a regular install?
      Any advice appreciated.

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        wallabybob
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        @strumf666:

        Second, when I tried to restore the config from my previously used live-install snapshot (same version) it rendered the ssd unbootable.

        I can't guess how that happened, but I don't know how you tried to restore the config. I have had no such trouble when I have restored config through web GUI or even copying the config to the running system and rebooting.

        @strumf666:

        Third I don't know how to copy startup.sh since the file system is read only.

        Can't think why you would want to copy startup.sh or where you would want to copy it.

        @strumf666:

        Is it worth using nanobsd, to prolong the life of the ssd or should I make a regular install?

        For over three years I have run a regular install off a 1GB solid state module that plugs into an IDE connector on the motherboard.

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          strumf666
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          For backing-up and restoring I used the option in webGUI.

          I use startup.sh (placed in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/) to set  ip neighbour in order for ipv6 to work with my ISP provider.

          Well, i f normal install dosn't significatnly shorten the life of ssd, then I'll just use that.

          Thanks for answering.

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            wallabybob
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            @strumf666:

            Well, i f normal install dosn't significatnly shorten the life of ssd,

            Probably depends on the "ssd"!

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              strumf666
              last edited by

              I use this:
              http://ec.transcendusa.com/product/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=TS4GSSD25H-M

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                wallabybob
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                Mine is http://ec.transcendusa.com/product/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=TS1GDOM40V-S

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