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Date:      Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:05:11 +0000
From:      <d.hill@yournetplus.com>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>,d.hill@yournetplus.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: PowerEdge 6850 Install
Message-ID:  <web-78853324@admin.mwci.net>
In-Reply-To: <20061214132016.a37d2b7b.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>

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Many thanks to your quick response. Everything is in 
working order. The install and kernel rebuild for SMP took 
all of about 20 minutes with rebooting.

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:20:16 -0500
  Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> wrote:
>In response to d.hill@yournetplus.com:
>
>> I've got an issue with getting FreeBSD to recognize past 
>> four gigs of ram. The server we have has 12 gig. I am 
>>able 
>> to successfully recompile the kernel and get the four 
>> CPU's to show up that are installed in the server.
>> 
>> I've taken and attempted to compile the PAE kernel file 
>> and every time the server attempts to boot to the 
>>default 
>> option on the standard boot menu, the server reboots 
>> itself. This is a continuous cycle.
>
>One of the required drivers probably doesn't work right 
>with PAE.
>I don't know how well PAE is supported anymore, now that 
>amd64
>is stable.
>
>> Can anyone direct me to what I need to do for having the 
>> server recognize all 12 gig? I've seen threads on using 
>> the ia64 install, however the install notes state it is 
>> for the Itanium and Itanium 2 CPU's. Attempting to boot 
>> from the first ISO CD doesn't do anything.
>
>You want the amd64 version.
>
>-- 
>Bill Moran
>Collaborative Fusion Inc.
>
>wmoran@collaborativefusion.com
>Phone: 412-422-3463x4023
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