Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:20:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.ORG> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/37451: top, vmstat and systat refuse to work. Message-ID: <200204261420.g3QEK3e24134@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/37451; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Dan Naumov <dan_naumov@yahoo.com> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/37451: top, vmstat and systat refuse to work. Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:19:03 +0300 On 2002-04-26 02:50, Dan Naumov wrote: > Problem solved, this is how I did it: > ... > I heard on some mailing lists that people were having > similar problems as I did, and apparently the problem > went away when they re-partitioned and made their / > less then 2 GB. > ... > However, I really think that this weird limitation of > /boot/loader should be documented somewhere, > preferably the Handbook. This is not a limitation of /boot/loader but a limitation of certain PC hardware combinations (the BIOS can't boot sectors above 2 GB). You're right it ought to be documented (if it isn't already). - Giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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