More than 4GB RAM in PFSense 1.2.3-RC1
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Does pfsense 1.2.3-RC1 support more than 4 gb RAM? I install in a 6gb HP ML350 and only 4GB was detected by pfsense. How change it?
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Do ya need the extra 2???
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It´s not a bad idea. ;D
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I do not think it's good idea. You can install as many gigs as you wish but pfSense will not see more than 4 GB.
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32 bit OS's can only address a maximum of 4 gigs of memory. I've got 4 gigs of memory installed on 1 pfSense box and it ignores the top 512 mbs (needed to re-address video and such). System runs fine though.
According to the following thread the 32 bit version apparently works better than the 64 bit version of FreeBSD.
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=6414.0 -
32 bit OS's can only address a maximum of 4 gigs of memory.
This is a common misconception. The way virtual memory works means it's quite logical and feasible to address a far larger memory area than the processor's native address space. You can get up to 64GB of RAM on most Intel CPUs since Pentium Pro.
But I agree with the rest, I hardly see the point for pfSense. Pull the RAM and use it somewhere it'll do you go, or just pull it period and save a little bit of power.