[FF-laptop-LSU] eduroam, FreeBSD 15, GhostBSD installer memory requirements [was: WiFi Discussion Thread)

On 15/10/2025 09:36, Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez wrote:
> … eduroam, where I'm still struggling... I'm waiting for FreeBSD 15 (or a GhostBSD with an installer that runs on 4Gbytes of RAM) to see if I can revive an Old macbook Air I could carry to the campus to find a recipe to get eduroam set up. …


I should not expect FreeBSD Installer for 15.0 to be better, than 14.3, 
for connection to eduroam.

Pedro, you may contact me off-list for a simple configuration that may 
work in your environment.

Re: the published 8 GB requirement for GhostBSD, see 
<https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/115319819270347543> | 
<http://archive.today/2025.10.15-192557/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/115319819270347543>. 


Re: encryption of saved passwords for eduroam (technical), see 
<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272902> | 
<https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272902>, 


/272902 – Security: allow passphrases for WPA-EAP to be saved without 
using clear text /