Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 19:21:22 +0200 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: Chris Layne <coredump@nervosa.vendetta.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Strange behavior for a Compaq Deskpro with 2.2-960801-SNAP Message-ID: <10801.840129682@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 14 Aug 1996 20:12:08 -0700 (PDT)" References: <Pine.BSI.3.95.960814201052.279A-100000@nervosa.vendetta.com>
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> > Hi, I installed 2.2-960801-SNAP on a Compaq Deskpro 5100. There are > > a few strange things happening that I thought I'd ask about: > > > > 1. The machine has 24 MBytes of memory, but only 16 are recognized > > by FreeBSD. (The BIOS finds the full 24 MBytes on powerup.) > > Read the damn FAQ! How many times must we answer this same question over > and over and over. Read the documentation, and if that doesn't solve your > problem, THAN ask us. Thank you for such an informative answer. For your information: 1. I *had* read the FreeBSD FAQ (and the Handbook). I had seen the FAQ section 8.6, which talks about the system only using 64 MBytes of memory in a 128 MByte system. If this is the section you're referring to, it's not at all obvious that it's relevant to my case - it talks specifically about FreeBSD only being able to detect a maximum of 16 bits worth of 1 kByte memory blocks. If this is *not* the section you're referring to, I'm afraid I'm totally without a clue. I have reread the FAQ, but haven't found anything else that could be relevant. 2. I asked the questions I did on the freebsd-current list for several reasons: - I had a problem with the PCI version of lnc driver, and I know that this had recently been integrated into FreeBSD. - I had a minor problem with the de driver (a nil pointer). I could see that there were some noticeable changes in the de driver from version 1.47 (in the 960612 SNAP) to version 1.48 (in the 960801 SNAP). - I am running a "current" system - the 960801 SNAP. The description of the charter for the freebsd-current list in the handbook says, "This is the mailing list for users of freebsd-current. It includes warnings about new features coming out in -current that will affect the users, and instructions on steps that must be taken to remain -current. Anyone running "current" must subscribe to this list." and in the FAQ it says: "This is the mailing list for communications between the developers and users of freebsd-current. It also carries announcements and discussions on current. Required reading for anyone using freebsd-current!" For all of these reasons I had no hesitation about sending my questions to freebsd-current. If my questions were indeed inappropriate for freebsd-current, I would suggest that the list charter needs to be clarified and/or expanded. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
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