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Why am I getting this FreeNAS error?

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by padq71 1 view

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pid 1544 (python), uid 0, was killed: out of swap space
I get this error after 45 sec to 1 min after being connected and into the web GUI. I installed FreeNAS 8.0.1 Beta 3 i386.iso in 1 HDD (3GB)and was planing to use the other as storage (40GB), this old PC (Dell Dimension L800CXE) can't boot from a USB flash as recommended by freeNAS, So I'm stucked in the first step, can't start the sharing process. Any solutions?
Thanks.

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by seanferd

Consider also that you are using a beta version. If you actually want to use this, get a stable version.

It isn't just a recommendation that you don't install the image on an HDD, but if you are going to do so, you had better have two drives in the system - one for the OS image, and one for storage. While technically you can install FreeNAS??? onto a hard drive, this is discouraged as you will lose the storage capacity of the drive: that is, the operating system will "take over" the drive and will not allow you to store data on it, regardless of the size of the drive.

by padq71

Thanks seanferd, I actually changed to a 8.0 release (no beta), it's more stable now. Also I've been told that I need more than the 128RAM I got now, so I'm getting more today. How do I change the swap and how big it should be? I'm planing to use 2 HDD, the one that takes the OS is a 3GB and the storage one is a 40GB

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