From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 2 21:00:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96306106566C for ; Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:00:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D0818FC08 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:00:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o52L0Eth025591 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:00:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o52L0E3V025590; Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:00:14 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:00:14 GMT Message-Id: <201006022100.o52L0E3V025590@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Garrett Cooper Cc: Subject: Re: kern/147338: System sees only half of the memory installed X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Garrett Cooper List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:00:14 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/147338; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Garrett Cooper To: "Michał, Chojnowski" Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/147338: System sees only half of the memory installed Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:50:37 -0700 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Michał Chojnowski wrote: > >>Number: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 147338 >>Category: =A0 =A0 =A0 kern >>Synopsis: =A0 =A0 =A0 System sees only half of the memory installed >>Confidential: =A0 no >>Severity: =A0 =A0 =A0 serious >>Priority: =A0 =A0 =A0 medium >>Responsible: =A0 =A0freebsd-bugs >>State: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0open >>Quarter: >>Keywords: >>Date-Required: >>Class: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0sw-bug >>Submitter-Id: =A0 current-users >>Arrival-Date: =A0 Wed Jun 02 19:10:04 UTC 2010 >>Closed-Date: >>Last-Modified: >>Originator: =A0 =A0 Michał Chojnowski >>Release: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A08.0-RELEASE-p2 >>Organization: > Warsaw University Of Technology >>Environment: > FreeBSD dok5-o 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #4: Thu Jan =A07 09:= 20:42 PST 2010 =A0 =A0 root@build8x32.pcbsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/pcbsd-build80/= fbsd-source/8.0-src/sys/PCBSD =A0i386 >>Description: > > The hardware of my workstation is based on ASUS P5LD2-SE motherboard. If = I install 2x512MB of RAM, the dmesg says that installed memory is 1GB but a= vailable only 512MB. On the other hand, if I install 4x512MB the message is= 2GB installed and 1GB available. Always the half of the memory installed. = The motherboard has four DIMMs, all filled. > > Many thanks in advance for any help. Unfortunately this is PCBSD, so you should talk to the PCBSD folks about this issue. Thanks, -Garrett