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Subject:    Re: [pfSense Support] Attempting to install pfSense; gets stuck
From:       "Bill Marquette" <bill.marquette () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-01-27 18:50:24
Message-ID: 55e8a96c0801271050s29fa2e81v31d9123fa491cf56 () mail ! gmail ! com
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FWIW, this method of install does work with 1.2RC4 as I just did it in
VMWare Server 1.0.4 on a 64bit Ubuntu host.  Install was to a Sandisk
Extreme III 2G card that I no longer have any use for (too small for
my camera) via generic (slow) pile of crap USB -> CF card reader (not
sure where my good reader is right this second).  This card is going
in my primary firewall later this afternoon to replace the existing
embedded install on it.

--Bill

On Jan 25, 2008 1:02 PM, galenz@zinkconsulting.com
<galenz@zinkconsulting.com> wrote:
> Sean,
>
> I need to do a full installation to a compact flash card. I do not want an
> embedded install due to the lack of flexibility - e.g. no packages. I also
> presume the full 2 GB of my CF card would be left largely unusable.
>
> Therefore, I am booting the live ISO in VMWare, then installing to the CF
> card.
>
> Because it is stuck, there is no error, no log, the system is totally
> responsive, just not moving past this command.
>
> -Galen
>
>
>
> On Jan 25, 2008, at 9:09 AM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
>
> are you trying to use VMware to install straight to the CF card? if so,
> thats now how you install to them.
> http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/HOWTO_Install_pfSense#Embedded_.28Compact_Flash.29_Installation
>
> -Sean
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> > From: galenz@zinkconsulting.com
> > To: support@pfsense.com
> > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:00:33 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Attempting to install pfSense; gets stuck
> >
> >
> > On Jan 25, 2008, at 3:51 AM, Paul M wrote:
> >
> > > Scott Ullrich wrote:
> > >> That portion of the installer takes quite a while depending on speed
> > >> of the CF card, etc. Give it a bit longer.
> > >
> > >
> > > I presume the CF card is mounted noatime,async (or whatever it is in
> > > freebsd, I am thinking linux here)? I found that async makes a huge
> > > difference in speed - I had a flash memory card I though was broken as
> > > it took so long to write, then I remembered to do async and it was so
> > > much faster!
> >
> > I did not do anything special. I booted the live CD under vmware and
> > everything works great, until it gets stuck.
> >
> > I tried booting without ACPI and left it running for 11 hours so far,
> > and it is STILL stuck.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > -Galen
> >
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