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From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To: "Frost, Stephen C" <stephen.c.frost@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: Solution for "panic: swap_pager_swap_init: swap_zone == NULL"?
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Frost, Stephen C wrote:

> 
> Greetings FreeBSD gurus -
> 
> I am brand new to the OS.  I test NIC drivers for Intel products and we are
> turning towards an emphasized support for FreeBSD.  One of my test boxes
> produces the following error on bootup: "panic: swap_pager_swap_init:
> swap_zone == NULL"
> 
> A quick Google search suggests that this is an issue of the kernel failing
> to deal with an abundance of RAM.  The test box in question has 8GB of RAM.
> Pulling RAM out as a 'workaround' is not an option, as I am to test on these
> specifically configured OEM machines.  This one is a Dell 6400 quad Zeon
> 550.


You don't say which version of FreeBSD you are testing on....

I presume 4.4?

> 
> Suggestions?  Patches?  Anything?
> 
> Please reply via direct email.
> 
> Much gratitude -
> 
>     -=C. Stephen Frost=-
>        Intel Corp.
>        ICG - Network Quality Labs
>        Software QA Engineer
>        503.264.8300
>            (standard disclaimers apply within... )
> 
> 
>     -=C. Stephen Frost=-
>        Intel Corp.
>        ICG - Network Quality Labs
>        Software QA Engineer
>        503.264.8300
> 
> 
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