[RndTbl] boot and install from USB key

[Dan Martin]

> Dan Martin <ummar143 at shaw.ca> wrote:
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> On 2012-09-23, at 3:13 PM, Adam Thompson wrote:
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>> Sounds like IPCOP isn't compatible with your hardware.  Isn't it based on a fairly old kernel?  If this is a brand-new machine, its SATA controller might not even be recognized by that kernel.
>> Have you tried any other Linux distro or LiveCD on this hardware?
>> -Adam 
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> I think you are right, Adam.
> 
> I tried dd'ing directly to a SATA drive, put it in the machine, and it again booted but this time IPCop setup could not find hard drives.
> 
> I googled the "No hard disk found" error and found
> http://www.ipcops.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?p=82706
>> 
>> Post subject: Re: During installation error "No Hard Disk found"Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:55 pm 
>> VonSkippy wrote:
>> @taustin - It WILL be part of the NOT YET RELEASED version 2.1.0
>> 
>> Which is vaporware, at least for now.
> 
> IPCop v1.9.x is based on a 1.4 kernel.  I don't know what kernel IPCop v2.0.3 uses, but I'm guessing it can't see my SATA drive, and I have no IDE drives in the machine.
> 
> Yikes.  I have an old pentium with an IDE drive with XP on it - but only 1 ethernet port.  I'd hate to rob my new machine of it's PCI network cards to stick in the old clunker!
> 
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On 2012-09-23, at 5:58 PM, Adam Thompson wrote:

> Time to either downgrade your expectations, downgrade your hardware, or upgrade your software.
> What do you want to use IPCOP for, anyway? Just a simple firewall?
> 

Yes, a firewall.  Not dead simple, but hopefully not rocket science either.

I am in the process of downloading the iso for ubuntu 12.4.  If it can handle my hardware, I'll be spending some time with iptables.

Dan Martin
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