On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:15 AM, David Newman <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 1/5/10 9:11 AM, Bao Ha wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Scott Ullrich <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Newman > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to > > > install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: > > > > > > Nexcom 1563 > > > VIA 667-MHz CPU > > > 512 Mbytes RAM > > > 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage > > > 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet > > > > > > OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. > > > > > > For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am > > > unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The > > docs > > > for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward > CF > > > cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) > > > > It depends on if you have VGA or not. If you have VGA you will want > > the Full Installation ISO. If not then you will want the NanoBSD > > image. > > > > > > > > We have the NanoBSD images that support both VGA and serial console on > > our website. > > http://www.hacom.net/catalog/pub/pfsense/ > > > > His problem is the 512MB size of DOC. I don't think there is any > > embedded images built for that small size in current version 1.2.3. > > > > It may not be a bad idea to install the full version of pfSense on DOC. > > Unlike CF, I believe DOC has built-in wear leveling. It would not be a > > problem to use it as a "regular" hard disk. > > Thanks, Bao. There is a 512-Mbyte build of embedded 1.2.3. > > However, I'm unsure what alterations (if any) are needed to install this > on a disk-on-chip system. > > Like Scott was saying, the embedded version is built for serial console system. If you have serial redirection in your bios and don't care about the VGA, it is probably fine to use it. In the past, for our systems, we built the CF images from the full-version of pfSense. I still think installing the full-version on the DOC is a good idea. Just don't choose any swap spaces. It should fit comfortably within 512MB of disk space. The 1GB nanobsd version has two equal 512MB partitions: each with its own pfSense. So, 512MB should be plenty in the near future. -- Best Regards. Bao C. Ha Hacom OpenBrick Distributor USA http://www.hacom.net voice: (714) 564-9932 8D66 6672 7A9B 6879 85CD 42E0 9F6C 7908 ED95 6B38
