Chamrajnagar
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I've recently finished my first FreeNAS build, as follows:
Supermicro A1SAI-2750F-O
1 x 8GB Kingston KVR16LSE11/8 ECC RAM
I am attempting to install FreeNAS on a 16GB SanDisk USB3.0 flash drive. Initially I was hoping to use the motherboard's internal USB3.0 port for the flash drive, but I ran into a mountroot issue. Moving the flash drive to a USB2.0 port avoided the mountroot issue, but I quickly figured out that I cannot boot from and install to the same flash drive.
I've since set up a second flash drive on which to mount the ISO, however my motherboard only has two USB2.0 ports, and this seems to be preventing me from continuing the install.
I need to have three USB devices connected during the install;
1) flash drive with ISO mounted
2) flash drive on which to install FreeNAS
3) keyboard
The flash drive with the ISO must be connected to one of the two USB2.0 ports to avoid the mountroot issue.
The flash drive I want to install FreeNAS on must be connected to a USB2.0 port. If I use a USB3.0 port, it will not show as a destination drive for the install.
The keyboard must be connected to a USB2.0 port. If I use a USB3.0 port, the keyboard functions in the GRUB menu but not in console setup.
That leaves me with three devices which must be connected to USB2.0, and only two USB2.0 ports.
I could connect an optical drive to the NAS temporarily, but would prefer not to because my only optical drive is in use in another computer. Do I have any other options?
Any input appreciated, thank you.
Supermicro A1SAI-2750F-O
1 x 8GB Kingston KVR16LSE11/8 ECC RAM
I am attempting to install FreeNAS on a 16GB SanDisk USB3.0 flash drive. Initially I was hoping to use the motherboard's internal USB3.0 port for the flash drive, but I ran into a mountroot issue. Moving the flash drive to a USB2.0 port avoided the mountroot issue, but I quickly figured out that I cannot boot from and install to the same flash drive.
I've since set up a second flash drive on which to mount the ISO, however my motherboard only has two USB2.0 ports, and this seems to be preventing me from continuing the install.
I need to have three USB devices connected during the install;
1) flash drive with ISO mounted
2) flash drive on which to install FreeNAS
3) keyboard
The flash drive with the ISO must be connected to one of the two USB2.0 ports to avoid the mountroot issue.
The flash drive I want to install FreeNAS on must be connected to a USB2.0 port. If I use a USB3.0 port, it will not show as a destination drive for the install.
The keyboard must be connected to a USB2.0 port. If I use a USB3.0 port, the keyboard functions in the GRUB menu but not in console setup.
That leaves me with three devices which must be connected to USB2.0, and only two USB2.0 ports.
I could connect an optical drive to the NAS temporarily, but would prefer not to because my only optical drive is in use in another computer. Do I have any other options?
Any input appreciated, thank you.