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Archive => 20.7 Legacy Series => Topic started by: reach on December 28, 2020, 08:50:49 pm

Title: can't install on SSD
Post by: reach on December 28, 2020, 08:50:49 pm

Hi there,
I want to upgrade from monowall.
I was already successful to install the (VGA) image to an USB Stick and install from the booted live system to the same stick. The hardware seems fine, fast enough (Dual Core Atom D2500, 1.86GHz, 2GB RAM)

Unfortunately I can't install to an SSD. No matter if the live system is booted from the same SSD, or from an USB Stick. I log in with the install user, the drive is shown in the install wizard but once selected, it exits.

I'm not very familiar with BSD or gpart, so I'm not sure what is the actual error, so I uploaded the first window and the "view log" screen. Could anybody please advice?

Since the log suggest that there is a file existing, I formatted and later even low-level formatted the SSD, without any difference.
I checked the BIOS for anything referring to the sector numbering, but there's nothing.
I also tried IDA and AHCI in the BIOS without any effect. That'S pretty much all the BIOS allows to change here.

Title: Re: can't install on SSD
Post by: bartjsmit on December 29, 2020, 10:02:58 am

OPNsense uses FreeBSD 12.1. Confirm that your hardware is compatible: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/12.1R/hardware.html

Bart...

Title: Re: can't install on SSD
Post by: reach on December 29, 2020, 10:39:59 am

as said, it runs from an USB stick, so it is compatible.

Title: Re: can't install on SSD
Post by: bartjsmit on December 29, 2020, 11:51:14 am

Your USB storage uses a different path/adapter/driver from your SATA storage. FreeBSD is particular about hardware.

You could try installing OPNsense on a second USB stick though.

Bart...

Title: Re: can't install on SSD
Post by: reach on December 29, 2020, 01:27:03 pm

I checked the linked page. It doesn't list Intel Atom, but the FreeBSD forum clearly says it's supported.
Also the live image runs from SSD. And the installer lists the SSD as target. And the log lists cylinder and block details on the SSD.
IMHO this should exclude compatibility issues, shouldn't it?

Title: Re: can't install on SSD
Post by: Matriciel on December 29, 2020, 04:38:30 pm

When you use live image, SSD is not used, all process are in RAM

Title: Re: can't install on SSD
Post by: tong2x on December 29, 2020, 05:12:59 pm

i have installed opnsense on a ssd and m.2 drive no problem...

but not a atom device, maybe partly because of the mobo/system, just guessing.

try installing in another drive within the same atom device to confirm if it is the ssd (or the ssd driver)