From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 28 13:27:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19EC716A4CF for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:27:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web14106.mail.yahoo.com (web14106.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.172.136]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AB6FD43D41 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:27:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cguttesen@yahoo.dk) Message-ID: <20040928132738.46098.qmail@web14106.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [194.248.174.58] by web14106.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:27:38 CEST Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:27:38 +0200 (CEST) From: Claus Guttesen To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: unable to install beta6 [amd64] on Dell 2850 with 4 GB RAM, workaround X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:27:39 -0000 Apoligies for crossposting, but ... Was unable to install the amd64-port on a Dell 2850 with a Perc 4e/Di RAID-controller and dual Nocona at 3.2 GHz. The server has 4 GB RAM. As a last resort I removed 2 GB RAM, and I was (finally) able to install FreeBSD. Applies to at least beta5 and -6. I was under the impression tha the amd64-port could see the 4 GB RAM as a flat memory space, so it never occured to me, than I had to remove 2 GB in order to perform the installation. Putting the RAM back makes the server stop during boot (after it detects the CD-drive). Claus