Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:31:30 -0600 From: Joe.Warner@smed.com To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <patrick@mip.co.za> Cc: "FreeBSD Question List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD not recognizing memory Message-ID: <OF22B909D9.50A85726-ON87256AEA.005A6AF0@smed.com>
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>I notice that the comments in LINT indicate that MAXMEM needs to be
defined
>only if the BIOS does not report the memory to FreeBSD correctly. Per=
haps
>there is something unusual about the Compaq BIOS which confuses FreeBS=
D?
Don't know. The only thing that was a little out of date
on the server was the firmware for the RAID controller.
I doubt this was the cause of the problem.
>I have personally never experienced this problem - but then I have als=
o
not
>used FreeBSD on a Compaq.
I've always had the best luck with FreeBSD on Compaq's.
...errr, I mean HP's. ;-)
Thanks
Joe
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Joe,
I notice that the comments in LINT indicate that MAXMEM needs to be def=
ined
only if the BIOS does not report the memory to FreeBSD correctly. Perh=
aps
there is something unusual about the Compaq BIOS which confuses FreeBSD=
?
That would explain why FreeBSD works it out automatically on your other=
platforms, but not on the Proliant servers - they probably all use a
similar
BIOS.
I have personally never experienced this problem - but then I have also=
not
used FreeBSD on a Compaq.
Patrick.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
> Joe.Warner@smed.com
> Sent: 19 October 2001 15:09
> To: Andrew C. Hornback
> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: RE: FreeBSD not recognizing memory
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> Yes, thanks to Lihn's responses, I was able to fix this.
>
> I wasn't using the GENERIC kernel. I had already created
> a custom kernel and this was still a problem.
>
> I still find it strange that this happened on this server. My
> install of FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE correctly recognizes all
> 393mbs of memory on my PC at home.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
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>
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> Joe Warner | Sr. Operations Technical Analyst | Siemens Health Servi=
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> 215 N. Admiral Byrd Road | Salt Lake City, UT 84116 =A0| Ph: 801-539=
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> Fax: 801-533-8004 | Joe.Warner@smed.com
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> "Andrew C.
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> Subject: RE:
> FreeBSD not recognizing memory
> 10/18/2001 06:47 PM
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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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