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So for the benefit of anyone else who was as lost as me, here is how I installed OPNsense 18.1.6 on a Pentium D system:
1) Downloaded AMD64 DVD (yes I know, this version is for BOTH Intel and AMD CPU's) But you don't know this until you read the FreeBSD HW compatibility doc here!: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.1R/hardware.html#proc-amd64 (I wonder how many people are actually running the WRONG VERSION!! poor naming choice but I get it....)
2) Download AMD64 DVD version here: https://opnsense.org/download/
3) Burn ISO to DVD (My system is Pentium D, so it support x64 architecture but does not have boot from USB option on the motherboard) On my MacBook I just right clicked the .Iso and selected: File > Burn to DVD option (Older MacBook that has a superdrive.)
4) On the system for install: run HW setup and set the DVD drive as the first BOOT drive
5) Boot the DVD and it will eventually stop the Login: prompt.
6) At Login type "Installer" , password = "opnsense"
7) Follow the prompts to setup your correct network / system options
None of this was extremely intuitive so I helps this saves a few others the circular mess I was stuck in!!
Cheers!!
John Smart
1) Downloaded AMD64 DVD (yes I know, this version is for BOTH Intel and AMD CPU's) But you don't know this until you read the FreeBSD HW compatibility doc here!: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.1R/hardware.html#proc-amd64 (I wonder how many people are actually running the WRONG VERSION!! poor naming choice but I get it....)
2) Download AMD64 DVD version here: https://opnsense.org/download/
3) Burn ISO to DVD (My system is Pentium D, so it support x64 architecture but does not have boot from USB option on the motherboard) On my MacBook I just right clicked the .Iso and selected: File > Burn to DVD option (Older MacBook that has a superdrive.)
4) On the system for install: run HW setup and set the DVD drive as the first BOOT drive
5) Boot the DVD and it will eventually stop the Login: prompt.
6) At Login type "Installer" , password = "opnsense"
7) Follow the prompts to setup your correct network / system options
None of this was extremely intuitive so I helps this saves a few others the circular mess I was stuck in!!
Cheers!!
John Smart
