Pfsense wont boot with LAN chip (rt8111e) enabled
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Hello, total newbie here.
I'm trying to get pfsense running on some via nano hardware. While booting from memstick, it would hang at:
IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
boot -v revealed:
hpt27xx: no controller detected.
hptrr:no controller detected.
hptnr: no controller detected.So after some fiddling, I found that disabling the LAN chip in BIOS would allow the boot to continue. I proceeded to install to a 60gb sandisk SSD.
With the LAN chip disabled, I can now get to the VLAN setup screen booting from the SSD. Obviously I can't set it up with the controller turned off.
I enabled the LAN controller and now I'm back to the same IPsec hang. Also, oddly, now my usb keyboard doesn't respond when booting from the SSD so I can't boot -v anymore and verify the hpt27xx, hptrr, and hptnr (works once booted, but doesn't before boot regardless of LAN controller state).
I plan on using a dual intel nic card but wanted to get to know pfsense some more while I wait on fedEx. Anyone have any idea why the LAN controller is giving me trouble?