Re: [pfSense] Got an alert after updating to 2.2.4
Hi, On 2015-07-31 00:34, Rainer Duffner wrote: php: rc.bootup: New alert found: pfSense requires at least 128 MB of RAM. Expect unusual performance. This platform is not supported. I have an Alix board: CPU: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS (431.65-MHz 586-class CPU) Origin = AuthenticAMD Id = 0x5a2 Family = 0x5 Model = 0xa Stepping = 2 Features=0x88a93dFPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,SEP,PGE,CMOV,CLFLUSH,MMX AMD Features=0xc040MMX+,3DNow!+,3DNow! real memory = 134217728 (128 MB) avail memory = 94752768 (90 MB) So, is the Alix deprecated? pfSense needs 265MB RAM. I use Smallwall (http://smallwall.org/) on Alix boards with only 128MB RAM. Or is the warning a FP? No, unfortunately pfSense needs more RAM than you have. HTH, Mikael ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
Re: [pfSense] Got an alert after updating to 2.2.4
Am 31.07.2015 um 08:38 schrieb Chris Buechler c...@pfsense.com: On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Rainer Duffner rai...@ultra-secure.de wrote: php: rc.bootup: New alert found: pfSense requires at least 128 MB of RAM. Expect unusual performance. This platform is not supported. I have an Alix board: CPU: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS (431.65-MHz 586-class CPU) Origin = AuthenticAMD Id = 0x5a2 Family = 0x5 Model = 0xa Stepping = 2 Features=0x88a93dFPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,SEP,PGE,CMOV,CLFLUSH,MMX AMD Features=0xc040MMX+,3DNow!+,3DNow! real memory = 134217728 (128 MB) avail memory = 94752768 (90 MB) So, is the Alix deprecated? The 128 MB ones, yes. Have been for a long time. We've stated 256 MB as the minimum supported since one of the 1.2.x releases, at least 6-7 years ago. Sure it wasn't showing the same before? No, never. Maybe some change in FreeBSD 10.1 made the avail memory less than it was previously. It warns at less than 101 MB avail (which was generally enough to not warn on systems with 128 MB real). If you're running nothing beyond the defaults on a small network, 128 MB might be OK. But forget about running any type of VPN, or much of anything outside of defaults. It’s a bit a shame. I just use it as a glorified router (minus all the security-vulnerabilities of COTS-routers, of course). My VDSL is only 20 MBit / 2Mbit - and I doubt that I get Fibre in my little village here any time in the future (unless the Swisscom CEO moves here). So, while I’d like to upgrade to one of the SG boxes, it doesn’t make much sense - even though the spec-sheet looks great. For now, it works OK, I don’t see any problems. I think I bought this in 2008 or so. Try getting an update for a consumer router from 2008… How long do you foresee software-support for the SG devices? ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
Re: [pfSense] Got an alert after updating to 2.2.4
On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Rainer Duffner rai...@ultra-secure.de wrote: php: rc.bootup: New alert found: pfSense requires at least 128 MB of RAM. Expect unusual performance. This platform is not supported. I have an Alix board: CPU: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS (431.65-MHz 586-class CPU) Origin = AuthenticAMD Id = 0x5a2 Family = 0x5 Model = 0xa Stepping = 2 Features=0x88a93dFPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,SEP,PGE,CMOV,CLFLUSH,MMX AMD Features=0xc040MMX+,3DNow!+,3DNow! real memory = 134217728 (128 MB) avail memory = 94752768 (90 MB) So, is the Alix deprecated? The 128 MB ones, yes. Have been for a long time. We've stated 256 MB as the minimum supported since one of the 1.2.x releases, at least 6-7 years ago. Sure it wasn't showing the same before? Maybe some change in FreeBSD 10.1 made the avail memory less than it was previously. It warns at less than 101 MB avail (which was generally enough to not warn on systems with 128 MB real). If you're running nothing beyond the defaults on a small network, 128 MB might be OK. But forget about running any type of VPN, or much of anything outside of defaults. ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
Re: [pfSense] Got an alert after updating to 2.2.4
On 30/7/15 11:34 pm, Rainer Duffner wrote: php: rc.bootup: New alert found: pfSense requires at least 128 MB of RAM. Expect unusual performance. This platform is not supported. So, is the Alix deprecated? I suspect it's more a warning about only 128MB RAM. From my experience (several dozen 128MB Alix units in the wild), 'interesting' things do indeed happen with 128MB RAM or less. I prefer to leave those units with only 128MB on 2.0.3. Kind regards, Chris -- This email is made from 100% recycled electrons ___ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
