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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.

  1. boot using 9600 baud and interrupt to boot:
  2. boot: set kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"
  3. boot: set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw
  4. boot: /boot/loader
  5. # /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
  6. create # vi /boot/loader.conf.local to avoid overwrites during updates versus using loader.conf
  7. Add kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"
  8. # /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
  9. # exit