The DVD Image (ISO) Installer is used to create a DVD version used to install on virtual machines or systems with a DVD drive. The entire hard drive will be overwritten, dual booting with another OS is not supported. This is the preferred means of running pfSense software. Run Nearly Any Operating System on a Mac. VirtualBox for Mac is not available from the App Store. VirtualBox for Mac is a virtualization tool that allows you to create virtual machines for Mac OS X, Linux, or Windows running on Mac OS X. The USB memstick image is meant to be written to disc before use and includes an installer that installs pfSense software to the hard drive on your system. Perform the following steps: Double-click on that file to have its contents mounted. Fusion uses Apple Metal graphics technology to render 3D hardware-accelerated graphics to virtual machines on compatible Mac. For Windows and Linux guests Fusion provides OpenGL 4.1 capabilities. For Windows VMs Fusion now supports DirectX 11 (with Shader Model 5.0) and earlier. If you purchased a Netgate product, refer to the product manual for your appliance to see which reinstall image you need. Yes, VMware Fusion 12 has 3D hardware-accelerated graphics support. The Netgate ADI image only supports a serial installation from memstick and does not come with VGA option.
The amd64 architecture (which works even on Intel 64-bit CPUs) can address more memory and may have other performance advantages, but requires a compatible CPU. If you have a 64-bit capable CPU, use the amd64 version. You can determine the files needed for your install by reading the rest of this page for guidance.
