How to install pfsense

lalit4net

Hi,

I am new to pfsense.I want step by step guide to download and install pfsense.I have tried couple of time in standalone system but its not detecting my both lan card.

johnpoz

And what system are you trying to install it on? What is the hardware? What are the nics?

KOM

A step by step guide won't help you if your hardware isn't supported.

johnpoz

Instructions are pretty simple

Download pfsense image.

Boot image

Following bouncing ball instructions

Done.

Not really sure what other details anyone would need? If pfsense takes you more than like 5 minutes to get running out of the box your doing it wrong ;) Prob take you longer to burn the image to optical media than the actual install.

lalit4net

We are using following hardware.

Intel Core 2 Due
4 GB RAM
160 GB HDD

Getting following error–
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/pfsense0
vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

Manual root filesystem specification:
<fstype>:<device> Mount <device>using filesystem <fstype>eg. 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>

johnpoz

That is your hardware?? Like asking what car you drive and you say its blue..

What is the make and model of the motherboard, what is the nics installed? Is it a Dell or HP? come on 4 GB of Ram.. Intel Core 2??

How does that error have anything to do with your nics??

Derelict

And what is the exact file name of the image you downloaded? What did you write it to?