fixed, it was the java on the windows. installed java 7u51 (as stated in another post) and that did the trick for win10 ... for Linux, i was running in over a NAT from a VM inside my laptop.
As far as the sfr installation, the ASA5506X was purchased ...
ok, following a few threads on this ... i have ASA 5506X, OS is 9.5(2), ASDM 7.5(2).
Having the Java issue with win10 (unable to load config when firepower module is active ... ok running from linux then).
Followed the quick start guide, got the mana...
ok, tried all that was said here. Nothing worked ... I do have banners, but no # sign ... removed them anyways ... then thinking about the banners might be causing issues for what PI expects ... (i do have my prompts changed to mask the platform) ......