I went the lazy route and cloned my SSD that runs my current pfsense (2.1.5) machine to create a backup machine with the same config.
Instead of doing a fresh reinstall and copying the config.
Both machines have the exact same hardware and BIOS settings.
Both SSD's I used, main and clone are the same (size and brand).
I used clonezilla to create the clone.
During the boot of my "backup" machine I got the error:
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad4s1a
ROOT MOUNT ERROR
Following the ?:
It's so weird that this happend as it was a 1:1 clone.
Also /dev/ad4s1a exists
Anyone have any ideas how to:
1. Solve my current problem?
2. Avoid this during a clone?
Thanks


Asked by gelleby
(51 rep)
May 23, 2016, 11:01 PM
Last activity: Aug 5, 2025, 10:07 PM
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