PCEngines alix2c3 (Substitute for WRAP) boot failes
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I just received Alix boards from PCEngines. I did not have the chance to put my hand on these, for working problems, but I thint that what I made can help you in creating a boot CF image. I did not work with freedos, as I had an old floppy bootdisk from W98, but if freedos uses the same file names…
I work with Windows XP
I put the DOS floppy on A: and a CF (8MB) on my USB writer
Downloaded SP27608.exe from HP and executed it (it is a USB format tool from HP)
The resulting CF sometimes is only readable when you dismount&mount.
When I see at the CF in exlorer everything looks good.
Tomorrow I hope I can try it.Hope that helps.
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it doesn't work with freedos. when i try this with msdos 5 alix shows me "j" right after memory test and that is it.
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With latest BIOS ( http://www.pcengines.ch/file/alixb098d.zip ) it's working now!
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Hope that helps.Thanks! I've tried to create it this way but the resulting cf doesn't boot for me either. I've tried both using the freedos files from the pcengines freedos image as well as the ones from a default win98 bootdisk.
Additionally I've also tried using the xmodem upload capability from inside the bios but after uploading and a complete poweroff, the bios was still the same.
I've contacted pc engines to see if they sell cf cards with a preloaded working dos installation or at least one that matches their given freedos image.
@hk:
With latest BIOS ( http://www.pcengines.ch/file/alixb098d.zip ) it's working now!
Great news!
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can someone offer some insight on how to get the latest bios updated via Xmodem?
in the 98d zipfile there are several files alix0,alix1 and alix2. I've tried to xmodem over the files but the bios dosen't seem to change.
Can anyone offer suggestions as to which file worked via xmodem and any special procedure to make it work?
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Works now.
But one bad thing about the new ALIX board, the interface devices are not VLAN capable (just a driver problem?)!
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Works now.
how?! ??? did you use 128mb cf?
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ok :(
is there any way to do it without ordering this cf from pcengines? -
ok :(
is there any way to do it without ordering this cf from pcengines?Yes, I used an old 128MB CF with the FreeDOS-Image from PCEngines. I put the image on the card with physdiskwrite: http://m0n0.ch/wall/physdiskwrite.php
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Yes, I used an old 128MB CF with the FreeDOS-Image from PCEngines. I put the image on the card with physdiskwrite: http://m0n0.ch/wall/physdiskwrite.php
ok
is there any way to do it without ordering this cf from pcengines or using 128mb cf? :(
i can't find any 128mb cards here. -
You dont "have" to use a 128 MB card.
Any CF card bigger than 128 MB should work as well. (have it running on a 512 Mb card right here) -
You dont "have" to use a 128 MB card.
Any CF card bigger than 128 MB should work as well. (have it running on a 512 Mb card right here)did you use the image from pcengines? how did you put it on. i've 256mb cf and running phydiskwrite freedos.img doesn't work. trying to boot getting a message bootable partition damaged or something
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If you succeeded in freedos booting with other CF card that are not supplied by pcengines, pls let us know the maker or brand name of the CF card. I tried with Sandisk 512mb and Transcend 128mb but they didn't work.
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PNY 256 MB and Transcend 2048 MB didn´t worked with Freedos on my ALIX.
I succesfully flashed the BIOS with a lended hama 128 MB Card after 2 evenings wasted with my bigger cards.
Pfsense is running very well now.
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You dont "have" to use a 128 MB card.
Any CF card bigger than 128 MB should work as well. (have it running on a 512 Mb card right here)did you use the image from pcengines? how did you put it on. i've 256mb cf and running phydiskwrite freedos.img doesn't work. trying to boot getting a message bootable partition damaged or something
d'oh… i meant you where talking about the pf itself and not about flashing the bios.
that i did with a 128 mb card ^^" -
Just a small headsup. There is now a seperate page on the pcengines websites giving some instructions how to create your own freedos bootable cfdisk. :)
http://www.pcengines.ch/freedos.htm
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Just a small headsup. There is now a seperate page on the pcengines websites giving some instructions how to create your own freedos bootable cfdisk.
received an email from Pascal with this link. haven't tried this yet though.
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didn't work :( i feel stupid! board wont recognize this partition as bootable...
even though my alix board is working with pfsense-1024 image i can't reboot it from the interface, only power cycle. what is the difference between pfsense.img and pfsense-1024.img anyway?
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It took me 2 days to find a way to update the bios of my alix w/o a 128cf :S
I followed the instruction for creating a bootable disk for syslinux (second part) on http://ben.franske.com/blogs/bensbits.php/2007/08/21/booting_dos_from_a_usb_flash_drive
after copying the bios update files to the cf - it booted fine, but asked me to enter the full path to the command-interpreter - instead of command.com i gave him sb.com. voila! flashing started and finished with an ok.
now my alix works with RC3.
I used a 46MB CF - formatted it with FAT instead of FAT32
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I just got my Alix board and red case.
Where are you guys drilling for the antenna (antenna hole covered by USB ports)?
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