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Subject: Re: my 96MB RAM turn into 64MB!
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That FAQ section was of -no- help for me.
Open /sys/i386/conf/LINT with a text editor and search for MAXMEM
I also have 96 meg of ram (added yesterday), and what I have to put in
the kernel is:
options         "MAXMEM=(96*1024)"
Which is better than "MAXMEM=<n>".
Cya
Malartre


Eric Rivas wrote:
> 
> Look at th 'FAQ' section 4.11
> 
> André Esteves de Carvalho wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I have a freeBSD 2.2.2. It ran beutifully with 32MB until now. Then I upgraded it to 96MB (confirmed when the machine starts up).
> > The question is that  when the freeBSD starts up it reports only 64MB. Is this a problem or a feature?
> > Has anyone seen this happen?
> > A quick look into the Handbook does not show any answers.
> >
> > If your kind enough to answer my question please do it directly to me (with possible copy to the list in case someone is interested).
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> > André Carvalho
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