Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:54:24 +0000 From: Vince Hoffman <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: patrick <gibblertron@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any way to tell what the RAM configuration is? Message-ID: <45771FF0.6020107@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <b043a4850612061100i1a572ebbja286a7d23b66afe6@mail.gmail.com> References: <b043a4850612061100i1a572ebbja286a7d23b66afe6@mail.gmail.com>
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patrick wrote: > I'm wondering if there's any way in FreeBSD (4.x on i386) to tell what > the RAM configuration in the system is? ie. Can it show me if I have > four 256MB modules versus two 512MB's? Obviously it would be possible > to just open up the computer and see for my self, I'm hoping I can > save myself a trip and wrecking an uptime of 670 days. :) I think http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-questions_2005/msg18034.html has an answer you can use. (basicly try usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode) this dumps the bios info in a readable form, just look for the memory module information. worked for me Handle 0x0007, DMI type 5, 20 bytes Memory Controller Information Error Detecting Method: None Error Correcting Capabilities: None Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave Current Interleave: One-way Interleave Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB Maximum Total Memory Size: 8192 MB Supported Speeds: 70 ns 60 ns 50 ns Supported Memory Types: DIMM SDRAM Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V Associated Memory Slots: 2 0x0008 0x0009 Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None Handle 0x0008, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: DIMM0 Bank Connections: 0 1 Current Speed: 75 ns Type: DIMM Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection) Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection) Error Status: OK Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information Socket Designation: DIMM1 Bank Connections: 2 3 Current Speed: 75 ns Type: DIMM Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection) Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection) Error Status: OK > > Thanks, > > Patrick > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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