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How to Install FreeNAS to a Compact Flash Card (to use it within a CF to IDE Adapter).

1. Download the “FreeNAS Image” from FreeNAS.org;
2. Insert target Compact Flash Card "CF" into a Card Reader (it does not work with the CF to IDE Adapter for me);
   
3. Create a File System: mkdosfs -vF16 -I /dev/sdcf
4. Create a Partition FAT16 on the CF drive:
   • fdisk /dev/sdcf;
   • n (new partition);
   • p (primary);
   • 1 (unique, just press enter two times);
   • t (change file system);
   • 6 (FAT16);
   • w (write to CF card)
   After that you have /dev/sdcf1 as new partition;
5. Create a File System for that: mkdosfs -vF16 /dev/sdcf1;
6. Sync Disk: sync
7. Unplug and Replug the CF card
8. Even though this image is a “.img” file, it is gzipped, so it needs to be extracted to your target volume:

   gunzip -c /FreeNAS-amd64-embedded-xxx.img | dd of=/dev/sdcf

   (note: don't use device /dev/sdcf1)

9. Eject the CF card (ex. “umount /dev/sdcf”);
10. Plug-in the CF card into CF to IDE Adapter;
    
11. Boot your FreeNAS appliance;