Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 16:31:26 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> Cc: Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com>, User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pfsense and the Trigkey Green G1 mini-computer Message-ID: <CAAdA2WM4Zxzbcowc6f-9RWyuWtjfVRdkmR=EbR5aeXSt_ytCKg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <96660e4f-5d35-f391-37ee-78c228e66cf2@qeng-ho.org> References: <CAFMGiz-mwpB8Zpjrj%2BhAqF4v-Jo290OfG9xiO7BEyW8KZToGKA@mail.gmail.com> <96660e4f-5d35-f391-37ee-78c228e66cf2@qeng-ho.org>
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--0000000000004f507e05ded0956e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 4:23 PM Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> wrote: > On 12/05/2022 13:30, Tom Browder wrote: > > I am not a FreeBSD user (yet), but I'm trying to install a pfsense > > image onto the SSD of a Trigkey Green G1 mini-computer and haven't > > been able to do so yet due to its apparently locked-down Windows OS. > > > > If anyone has been successful using that device as a pfsense router, I > > would greatly appreciate any help. > > > > I haven't found much documentation from the manufacturer except a > > statement that one can remove the existing SSD and replace > > it--apparently it's designed not to be overwritten, so it's worthless > > to me if that's true. > > I don't know the specific device, but things that start out as Windows > boxes usually tend to have secure boot enabled these days. It's a while > since I last fought Windows but I think you may have to boot into > Windows and then tell it you want to do a maintenance boot and then > catch it during boot to get into the BIOS to turn off secure booting. > It's a rigmarole, and if you get the timing wrong you have to start again= . > > From my notes on a variety of machines over time the most common key to > press during boot to get into the BIOS is F2, with DEL being the second > most likely alternative. > > I read the bit on the web site about replacing the SSD as meaning if you > wish to increase storage size, not that you can't write to the existing > one (but I could be wrong). > > Final note: you might want to look at OPNsense as an alternative to > pfSense. I'm in the process of switching as pfSense appears to be more > commercially oriented these days. > Great suggestion there! And actually, with OPNsense, he doesn't need to fiddle with the BIOS since UEFI mode is supported. --=20 Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF :-) --0000000000004f507e05ded0956e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 4:23 PM Arthu= r Chance <<a href=3D"mailto:freebsd@qeng-ho.org">freebsd@qeng-ho.org</a>= > wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px = 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 1= 2/05/2022 13:30, Tom Browder wrote:<br> > I am not a FreeBSD user (yet), but I'm trying to install a pfsense= <br> > image onto the SSD of a Trigkey Green G1 mini-computer and haven't= <br> > been able to do so yet due to its apparently locked-down Windows OS.<b= r> > <br> > If anyone has been successful using that device as a pfsense router, I= <br> > would greatly appreciate any help.<br> > <br> > I haven't found much documentation from the manufacturer except a<= br> > statement that one can remove the existing SSD and replace<br> > it--apparently it's designed not to be overwritten, so it's wo= rthless<br> > to me if that's true.<br> <br> I don't know the specific device, but things that start out as Windows<= br> boxes usually tend to have secure boot enabled these days. It's a while= <br> since I last fought Windows but I think you may have to boot into<br> Windows and then tell it you want to do a maintenance boot and then<br> catch it during boot to get into the BIOS to turn off secure booting.<br> It's a rigmarole, and if you get the timing wrong you have to start aga= in.<br> <br> >From my notes on a variety of machines over time the most common key to<br> press during boot to get into the BIOS is F2, with DEL being the second<br> most likely alternative.<br> <br> I read the bit on the web site about replacing the SSD as meaning if you<br= > wish to increase storage size, not that you can't write to the existing= <br> one (but I could be wrong).<br> <br> Final note: you might want to look at OPNsense as an alternative to<br> pfSense. I'm in the process of switching as pfSense appears to be more<= br> commercially oriented these days.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Great= suggestion there!=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>And actually, with OPNsen= se, he doesn't need to fiddle with the BIOS since UEFI mode is supporte= d.</div><div></div></div><div><br></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>--= <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7= 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>"<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Oh, t= he cruft.</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">",=C2=A0</span><span = style=3D"font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#'=C2=A0</span><span sty= le=3D"background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&qu= ot;Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-siz= e:13.6px">=C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px= ">=C2=A0:-)</span></div></div></div></div></div> --0000000000004f507e05ded0956e--
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