From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 27 23:03:57 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 4FE8D16A418 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:03:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: from seaholm.caamora.com.au (seaholm.caamora.com.au [203.7.226.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDBBA13C4A6 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:03:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: (from jon@localhost) by seaholm.caamora.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) id l8RN4Kt08068; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:04:20 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <20070928090419.34167@caamora.com.au> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:04:19 +1000 From: jonathan michaels References: <20070927091841.30821@caamora.com.au> <200709270922.54572.jhb@freebsd.org> <20070928031140.48970@caamora.com.au> <200709271730.54683.jhb@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <200709271730.54683.jhb@freebsd.org>; from John Baldwin on Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 05:30:54PM -0400 Organisation: Caamora, PO Box 144, Rosebery NSW 1445 Australia Cc: jonathan michaels , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org 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 23:03:57 -0000 On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 05:30:54PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > 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. yes i did try for many hours, that is why i finally asked here. i was not getting anywhere in my attempts, it is hard for me to "use" and then to understand teh results > > 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. muchly appreciated, thank your for your time and effort kind regards jonathan -- ================================================================ powered by .. QNX, OS9 and freeBSD -- http://caamora com au/operating system ==== === appropriate solution in an inappropriate world === ====