From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 27 22:19:06 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 953AC16A469 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:19:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28DF413C4A5 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:19:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.8p) with ESMTP id 211768015-1834499 for multiple; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:17:49 -0400 Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8RMIwgd040584; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:18:58 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:30:54 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <20070927091841.30821@caamora.com.au> <200709270922.54572.jhb@freebsd.org> <20070928031140.48970@caamora.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20070928031140.48970@caamora.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200709271730.54683.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:18:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/4415/Thu Sep 27 16:02:21 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: jonathan michaels Subject: Re: FreeBSD v6.2-RELEASE with Compaq ProLiant 6400R X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:19:06 -0000 On Thursday 27 September 2007 01:11:40 pm jonathan michaels wrote: > > > can anyone help, suggest, i have also down-load some of teh relevant > > > doc's on teh HP/Compaq web-site and read, read and more read ... > > > > > > most kind regards/appreciations > > > > What did you set the OS type to in Smart Start? If you used "other" then try > > using a different setting such as "Novell Netware" or "UnixWare". > > i used solaris, for some reason that seemed the most sensible to use, > for as far as i could recall solaris was the most "bsd" like ?? For Compaq's purposes, FreeBSD is not anything like Solaris. Other users (if you do a simple web search like I did when I replied to your e-mail) have had success with the options I mentioned above. > dies the difference in teh memory seen/available have anything t do > with this ?? the machine has a little over 4 gb real dram, smart start > claims ththat ther is ony 3G8 but freebsd says that it starts with 3G6. Assuming you are using FreeBSD/i386 and that you get it installed ok, you can try using a PAE kernel to get access to the full 4 GB of RAM. -- John Baldwin