ChrisReeve
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Hi
I have run a freeNAS build without issues for about a year. The specs are the following:
MB: Supermicro X9SRL-F
CPU: E5-2650 v2
RAM: 64GB Hynix ECC
Boot drive: Intel 180GB SSD
Drives (old) 9x4TB WD Reds
All drives, including boot drive, are connected directly to the MB via SATA. This has worked without issues for about a year.
Then, I wanted to upgrade. My new setup has me booting from a 32GB Kingston DataTraveler USB3 stick, and using all 10 on board SATA ports to run 10x10TB WD Red (white label) drives.
My problem is that I am unable to install freeNAS successfully to the USB drive...
I am able to start the install without issues, but if I choose BIOS install, I get stuck on "32 bit compatibility Idconfig path", and I am unable to proceed.
And if I choose UEFI install, the install process completes successfully, but I am unable to boot from the USB stick. I am certain that I install to the correct drive (install from an 8GB drive, to a 32GB drive), but when I choose to boot from my USB drive, it only says something like "no bootable media found. Insert bootable media and press a key".
Anyone have any similar issues, or know how to fix?
Also, what am I supposed to choose, between BIOS and UEFI install?
EDIT: To other people experiencing similar problems. Look at post #19 for the solution. In short, there was most likely an issue with the USB sticks being USB3, or just being bad. I ended up buying a cheap SanDisk 16GB USB2 stick from a large electronics store (that way, making sure it was a genuine stick, and not a copy/knockoff), and that did the trick.
I have run a freeNAS build without issues for about a year. The specs are the following:
MB: Supermicro X9SRL-F
CPU: E5-2650 v2
RAM: 64GB Hynix ECC
Boot drive: Intel 180GB SSD
Drives (old) 9x4TB WD Reds
All drives, including boot drive, are connected directly to the MB via SATA. This has worked without issues for about a year.
Then, I wanted to upgrade. My new setup has me booting from a 32GB Kingston DataTraveler USB3 stick, and using all 10 on board SATA ports to run 10x10TB WD Red (white label) drives.
My problem is that I am unable to install freeNAS successfully to the USB drive...
I am able to start the install without issues, but if I choose BIOS install, I get stuck on "32 bit compatibility Idconfig path", and I am unable to proceed.
And if I choose UEFI install, the install process completes successfully, but I am unable to boot from the USB stick. I am certain that I install to the correct drive (install from an 8GB drive, to a 32GB drive), but when I choose to boot from my USB drive, it only says something like "no bootable media found. Insert bootable media and press a key".
Anyone have any similar issues, or know how to fix?
Also, what am I supposed to choose, between BIOS and UEFI install?
EDIT: To other people experiencing similar problems. Look at post #19 for the solution. In short, there was most likely an issue with the USB sticks being USB3, or just being bad. I ended up buying a cheap SanDisk 16GB USB2 stick from a large electronics store (that way, making sure it was a genuine stick, and not a copy/knockoff), and that did the trick.
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