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Date:      Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:47:47 -0400
From:      "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>
To:        <Joe.Warner@smed.com>, <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: FreeBSD not recognizing memory
Message-ID:  <012701c15837$ac16b760$6600000a@columbia>
In-Reply-To: <OF2E2DA0FC.F85BABB0-ON87256AE9.0050DBF7@smed.com>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
> Joe.Warner@smed.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:48 AM
> To: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: FreeBSD not recognizing memory
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm running FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE on a Compaq
> Proliant 2500 server.
>
> When I reboot the server, the BIOS says it's got
> 96mbs of RAM, which is correct.  When FreeBSD
> boots, it says it have only 16mbs of RAM, which is
> not correct.
>
> Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what
> I can do to fix it?

	You need to define MAXMEM in the kernel configuration.  I've got a ProLiant
1500 that does the same when using a GENERIC kernel.

--- Andy


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