Trying to install pfSense 2.4

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lautrec
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Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by lautrec » Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:42 am

Hello everybody.

I'm facing a problem trying to installing pfSense 2.4. I followed the "step by step" that is in the eve ng documentation. But when i insert the following command line:

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/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -hda install.img -hdb virtioa.qcow2 -nographic
this error happens:

Image

Any solution for this? Thx.

selimatmaca
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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by selimatmaca » Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:19 pm

I have the same problem.

I changed the command from:
/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -hda install.img -hdb virtioa.qcow2 -nographic

to:
/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=install.img,format=raw,index=0,media=disk -drive file=virtioa.qcow2 -nographic

I got rid of raw format error. Now I have only the error:
custom memory allocation vtable not supported

I searched google and it seems a bug on Qemu. I hope some experienced forum user might help us.

mac_master_it
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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by mac_master_it » Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:13 pm

Hi,
I'm new EVE-NG user and I experienced the same issue but I found a workaround:

1 - mkdir /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/pfsense-2.4.4
2 - cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/pfsense-2.4.4
3 - wget https://nyifiles.pfsense.org/mirror/dow ... d64.iso.gz
4 - gunzip pfSense-CE-2.4.4-RELEASE-p3-amd64.iso.gz
5 - mv pfSense-CE-2.4.4-RELEASE-p3-amd64.iso cdrom.iso
6 - /opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img create -f qcow2 virtioa.qcow2 2G
7 - Create a new lab and add the newly created pfsense-2.4.4 node
8 - Edit the node settings and set NIC to e1000 and console to VNC.
10 - Start the node inside the lab, connect to VNC and customize the installation as you like.
11 - Stop the node
12 - rm -rf cdrom -rf
13 - Start the node

I hope to help somebody
BR

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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by Uldis (UD) » Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:43 pm

You did not read how to create this image sir,
sorry

you are loading it in cisco IOL folder bin
Please read how to

https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/docume ... se-fw-2-4/

mrpat1205
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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by mrpat1205 » Sat Mar 28, 2020 5:27 am

I had the same problem...

step 2, has..
"Using any archivator program 7z, rar or other unzip it to get image pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-2.4.4-RELEASE-p3-amd64.img"
-> NOTE this line.

Step 5, has..
"Go to newly created folder and convert the disk to the qcow2 format:
cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/pfsense-CE-2.4.4/
mv pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-2.4.4-RELEASE-p3-amd64.img.gz install.img"
--> this line should reference the extracted img file
eg: mv pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-2.4.4-RELEASE-p3-amd64.img install.img

Once I made this small correction, the boot & subsequent installation proceeded.

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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by Uldis (UD) » Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:30 pm

but it is clear as it !
img file must be clean untar before you renaming it...

:)

knowseek
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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by knowseek » Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:12 pm

I have followed the steps in

https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/docume ... se-fw-2-4/

It has finished the installation of pfsense

But when i go to eve-ng to add node, pfsense seems not starting, what could be the reason ?

knowseek
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Re: Trying to install pfSense 2.4

Post by knowseek » Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:12 am

Hi,

I have found the solution for my problem, i need to enable the virtualize Intel VT-X in VMware.

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