Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:59:38 -0400 From: "Milliken, Scott" <MillikS@sti.imshealth.com> To: "'fpc@dhi.dk'" <fpc@dhi.dk>, Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Problems in detecting RAM... Message-ID: <C26E7066AAA6D211AB16006097A52FCC5F625B@STIUSATLCX1.salestech.com>
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This problem occurs in ALL Compaq computers - or at least the 5 or 6 models I've tried installed FreeBSD and/or Linux on. The fix is to tell the kernel how much RAM you really have. In your kernel config file, add the following line: options "MAXMEM=(32*1024)" Now just reconfig, make your kernel, install it and reboot. Scott A. Milliken > -----Original Message----- > From: Frederico Pereira da Costa [SMTP:fpc@dhi.dk] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 10:00 AM > To: Stable; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Problems in detecting RAM... > > Hi ... > > I have a small computer at home that is acting as a router between my > internal network and the Web. > > This computer is an old Compaq with a 486 processor and 32 mega Ram and > a 527 meg Disk. > > the problem is for FreeBSD, it only detects 16 Mega of RAM and not 32 > Mega. The 32 Mega are detected in the computer startup and are tested > ok. > When i had Windows installed on this machine it would detect the correct > value of RAM. but now in FreeBSD only detects 16Mega. I thought at the > beginning maybe was because i was running 2.2.7 RELEASE, but after i > installed 3.1 RELEAS yesterday it still detects only 16 MEGAS > > Can someone help me ? > > Thanks in advance > > Frederico > > P.S - And just to say that 3.1-RELEASE is a very fine release.... :-) > > -- > Frederico Pereira da Costa > Danish Hydraulic Institute > Phone: +45 45 179 100 > Fax: +45 45 762 567 > Email: mailto:fpc@dhi.dk > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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