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Pfsense 1.2.3 on 256mb CF ??

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    koukobin
    last edited by May 7, 2010, 3:28 PM

    Hello,

    I am new here and i have to admit that i dont have a lot of experience with Pfsense.

    Can i install Pfsense version 1.2.3 on 256mb Compact Flash disk? In the download section i can find images for 512mb and up.

    I am sorry if this is a question that somebody else has made already. I searched in the forum but i dint see anything.

    Thanks in advance.

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      jasonlitka
      last edited by May 7, 2010, 4:35 PM

      No, you can't.

      I can break anything.

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        wallabybob
        last edited by May 7, 2010, 10:33 PM

        Min flash size is 512MB. THe different downloadable images are for corresponding sized flash cards.

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          Efonnes
          last edited by May 8, 2010, 9:33 PM

          It may be possible to make your own customized 256 MB image that has a single slice, but it probably won't be able to support upgrades.  I don't know the details of how to make such an image, though.

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            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by May 10, 2010, 2:03 PM

            @Efonne:

            It may be possible to make your own customized 256 MB image that has a single slice, but it probably won't be able to support upgrades.  I don't know the details of how to make such an image, though.

            It wouldn't be worth the effort. 512MB-4GB CF cards are extremely cheap. Any time devoted to making an image that small would be worth more than the cost of a larger card.

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              a-a-ron
              last edited by Feb 20, 2011, 2:46 AM

              I know this is an old topic, but its the first one that comes up in Google. 128mb is what it says on the minimum requirements page for pfsense. If 512 is now the minimum, shouldn't the site be updated? I have a 256 that I would love to use, if its possible at all…

              http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=48

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                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by Feb 20, 2011, 6:40 AM

                I updated the page to reflect the current size limit.

                It's not possible or practical to use anything less than 512MB, and even then that's a stretch. Given how cheap CF media is, even for 4GB cards, there's no reason to cling to (probably old) small CF cards. Newegg has 4GB cards for $12-20. Well worth the price.

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