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Update minimum RAM required for FreeBSD 96MB to 128MB
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Authored by simon on Feb 19 2019, 10:20 PM.
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I tried to install FreeBSD on the minimum RAM specified in the handbook of 96MB, but the installer fails (see image).

I tested using Hyper-V on Windows and VMware on Mac as those were the virtualization systems I had easy access to.

This fails for both i386 and amd64. It's possible some of our ARM architectures support less, but given this is generic entry I think it makes sense to gear towards the more common use-cases.

128MB successfully installs for me on i386 (1.5GB disk worked too).

128MB is not enough for amd64 (>164MB is at least required) but I decided to keep it simple at least for now.

PS. it's a while since I submitted a FreeBSD change, so that's why I'm doing the full review even for a relatively simple change.

freebsd12-i386-96mb-ram.png (720×1 px, 20 KB)

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I'd be tempted to bump to 192MB since the vast majority of new installs are amd64 per @imp's status.