From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 10 15:54:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68AB610656BD for ; Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:54:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f171.google.com (mail-ew0-f171.google.com [209.85.219.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C92788FC1F for ; Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:54:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: by ewy19 with SMTP id 19so1128176ewy.43 for ; Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:54:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ju4ojSDy0FAft4EzkVXG/JRm/Eclob/TGD+RVSiEHIU=; b=aoax6QJdm4cHm5psGHYaE3YN8zjxYrnsqjivhQx2ZoQm0pPRunHhBZKL+whbkJ//6q F7hxZElYrV8fLprODVzzzGnAsN4dy+jJ0VIKNcaQ+NDzJeIfS4scW826Cupw3oa3c+kh cIFnQCdMJ9slgreB+RoroWW8xxKbbNlj50ATA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=BGDR0laiqaHyNy7HQ4d2h1Wcm5iGoPUFmMW/obm8YGUuEMpVYTjWp0BOK5H+A1Cslf 5HMdBhxF/YByBotL43X1okxCzOdNKnh3QzeklgqIsxWYiRb0RQRm9Wx5WIGU3GWVPfNM wzT+N5NQo+/oGDKzBOP4zUNBFfnvQrECH7xmY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.137.17 with SMTP id k17mr325796ebd.54.1239378861008; Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:54:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1bd550a00904100853i3bfe7192ue4729cb3c3c1dffd@mail.gmail.com> References: <493958.16188.qm@web52105.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <1bd550a00904100853i3bfe7192ue4729cb3c3c1dffd@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:54:20 +0200 Message-ID: <1bd550a00904100854u2228a55eidebbdabbda40ee7f@mail.gmail.com> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= To: ipfreak@yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd general questions Subject: Re: loader.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:54:22 -0000 2009/4/10 Fernando Apestegu=EDa : > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 5:32 PM, gahn wrote: >> >> Hi all: >> >> I have a machine with 2GB memory. in the file loader.conf, there is a li= ne: >> >> #hw.physmem=3D"1G" =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# Limit physical memor= y. See loader(8) >> >> Could I remove the "#" and change that to "2G"? > > Yes, but if your purpose is to use all the available memory, you don't > need to do anything. Because it is commented, that line doesn't have > effect and the system will use all the available memory. > > What does > sysctl hw.physmem > return? > >> >> Interestingly, the sysctl indicates the parameter of "hw.physmem" is not= changeable. > > After booting, it is. I meant, it is readonly :) > >> >> Any guru here give me some enlightenment? >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" >> >