Alix APU1C4, pfSense 2, & sdcard boot delay - rharmonson/richtech GitHub Wiki
Alix APU1C4, pfSense 2, & sdcard boot delay
Reference:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=74301.0
When installing pfSense 2, specifically observed on 2.1.3, on the Alix APU1C4 using a sdcard, the boot loader will fail to mount and load from the boot partition. To correct the fault, use a kernel parameter to 'delay' mounting the sdcard.
- boot using 9600 baud and interrupt to
boot:
boot: set kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"
boot: set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw
boot: /boot/loader
# /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
- create
# vi /boot/loader.conf.local
to avoid overwrites during updates versus using loader.conf - Add
kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"
# /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
# exit