Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 13:54:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MAX physical memory for FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970728135153.25489A-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.970728210925.26615B-100000@avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net>
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On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Jim Dixon wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Tom Samplonius wrote: > > > > panic: bouce memory out of range > > > > Do you have bounce buffers in your kernel? You probably shouldn't, > > unless you have ISA devices that require DMA. But who would use ISA > > devices in a large server? > > The only "ISA" devices are a floppy drive and an IDE drive. And, > yes, bounce buffers are enabled. Turn them off. You don't need them. > The server has a lot of memory (we are building it with 384 MB) but > should only hit the disk during once-daily reloads. Ugh... all IDE drives have poor MTBF ratings... > -- > Jim Dixon VBCnet GB Ltd http://www.vbc.net > tel +44 117 929 1316 fax +44 117 927 2015 > > > Tom
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