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how to install a XG home image on a modern hardware ?

Alphavil8200

Hi community,

I bought a nice little hardware with Intel i5 11. generation and two NIC's.

My problem is that there is no way to install the XG home on it Disappointed

I tried so much:

- booting from different sticks :  Build by Rufus (also DD mode), Win32 Disk Imager, UNetbootin

- booting from CD/DVD

- with/without CSM-Support (also USB-Legacy Support)

After booting to 'SFOS INSTALLER' nothing happens Disappointed

I also testet it on an other hardware (Lenovo with same CPU), the same result.

The installation of pfSense works fine on that hardware, why is it that problem with the Sophos Image?

This is my hardware:

ZOTAC ZBOX edge M1646

CPU: Intel Core i5-1135G7

RAM: 16 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM

SSD: Kingston SSM M2. 128 GB (RBU-SNS8350DES3)

NIC: 2 x Gigabit

I hope anybody can help  Slight smile

/André



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    So what hardware (other than a Sophos Appliance) will work with the latest build of XG.  I just bought a brand new Dell T150 and it doesn't have a legacy option.  We have used our own hardware for at least 10 years on Sophos firewalls.  Now I am screwed if the hardware fails and I have 4 firewalls.  Any help on the best hardware to use for XG would be appreciated. Thanks.

  • 0 in reply to Jae Lupo

    Two thoughts/suggestions

    For hardware that has compatibility and you can boot the installer (but the OS doesn't boot); I wonder if the issue is with the hard disk controller. Servers tend to use more sophisticated chipsets and there may be no support in the Sophos OS. You could try getting some basic PCI hard disk controller and connecting your hard drive to that.

    For hardware with no compatibility option; Have you tried running the Sophos OS under a hypervisor? There will be some performance hit (I've no idea how much) but that may be a way out and give you more choice about your underlying hardware.

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  • 0 in reply to Jae Lupo

    Two thoughts/suggestions

    For hardware that has compatibility and you can boot the installer (but the OS doesn't boot); I wonder if the issue is with the hard disk controller. Servers tend to use more sophisticated chipsets and there may be no support in the Sophos OS. You could try getting some basic PCI hard disk controller and connecting your hard drive to that.

    For hardware with no compatibility option; Have you tried running the Sophos OS under a hypervisor? There will be some performance hit (I've no idea how much) but that may be a way out and give you more choice about your underlying hardware.

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  • 0 in reply to JasP

    Yes, I have thought of the controllers but using several different types of servers and workstations there is no clear reason why some machines work and some don't.  I am currently running on an old Acer workstation.  It works but I don't have another one and I don't want to run on old hardware plus I need about 6 firewalls when I am done. 

    Regarding hypervisor I thought of that but I like my firewalls to be on the bare metal.  It is the gateway to the network and I don't want Windows or even VMware getting in the way or worry about a vulnerability that will take down our network.  It's also another OS to maintain and patch.

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