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From: Kiril Mitev <kiril@ideaglobal.com>
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Subject: Re: On freezes in 3.2-Stable
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990811105322.01092140@staff.sentex.ca> from Mike Tancsa at "Aug 11, 1999 10:53:22 am"
To: mike@sentex.net (Mike Tancsa)
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> >The removed RAM has tested out just fine, so that leaves
> >one of two possibilities:
> >
> >1. Supermicro can't handle a full 1GB, despite their specs
> >OR
> >2. FreeBSD can't handle that much memory in a stable manner
> >
> >There have been talks of some large memory patches floating
> >around, but a search of the mailing lists turned up nothing.
> >
> >Anyone know if patching FreeBSD is required in order to support
> >1GB RAM?  Anyone successfully running their box w/ 1GB RAM
> >and 3.2-S?
> 
> 
> Is not CDROM.COM running 3.x STABLE ?
> 
> 230-This machine is a Xeon/500 with 4GB of memory & 1/2 terabyte of RAID 5.
> 230-The operating system is FreeBSD. Should you wish to get your own copy of
> 230-FreeBSD, see the pub/FreeBSD directory or visit http://www.freebsd.org
> 230-for more information.  FreeBSD on CDROM can be ordered using the WEB at
> 230-http://www.cdrom.com/titles/freebsd/freebsd.phtml or by sending email to
> 230-orders@cdrom.com.
> 230-

IIRC, cdrom.com runs a 'custom' kernel, and that's putting it mildly

> 
> 
> Dont know if its SMP though.
> 
> 	---Mike
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mike Tancsa,                          	          tel 01.519.651.3400
> Network Administrator,     			  mike@sentex.net
> Sentex Communications                 		  www.sentex.net
> Cambridge, Ontario Canada
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