Date: 06 Mar 1997 02:52:04 -0600 From: Zach Heilig <zach@blizzard.gaffaneys.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@cheese.westminster.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RAM Message-ID: <87sp291jyj.fsf@murkwood.gaffaneys.com> In-Reply-To: Doug White's message of Wed, 5 Mar 1997 17:48:36 -0800 (PST) References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970305174642.26927N-100000@localhost>
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>>>>> "Doug" == Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> writes: > On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: >> I have 24 MB, but the kernel only reports finding 16MB of 'real >> memory' on bootup. Is it detecting my extra RAM, and just not >> reporting it, and is it using it, or what? > Does your BIOS see it? Most likely you: > 1. Didn't buy enough SIMMS to fill the bank. > 2. Have different type or speed SIMMs with a motherboard that > won't take them. > 3. Have bad SIMMs. > See your motherboard documentation for more details. Or, 4, Some motherboards BIOS only report up to 16 Meg (all the rest seem to have a limit of 64 Meg). Try setting the "MAXMEM" config variable (see /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT for details). I heard a rumor you could also set it from the user kernel config (use the -c option on boot), but I've never actually tried that. -- Zach Heilig (zach@blizzard.gaffaneys.com) | ALL unsolicited commercial email Support bacteria -- it's the only | is unwelcome. I avoid dealing form of culture some people have! | with companies that email ads.
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