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.

Thanks again for any clues on this.

dn


> 
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