Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:24:34 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: hey@tuns.ca (Yingjun (Ian) He) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 128 mb RAM Message-ID: <199604020254.MAA09655@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199604011451.GAA28452@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Yingjun (Ian) He" at Apr 1, 96 10:51:14 am
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Yingjun (Ian) He stands accused of saying: > > I am running FreeBSD 2.05 on my Pentium 133 system. The GENERIC kernel > can only use about 13 mb of my 128mb RAM. I followed the FAQ advise to > add a kernel option > > options "MAXMEM=131072" > > and recompiled a new kernel. After I reboot the system, I saw the message: > > real memory : 133824572 (32672 pages) > bad memory : 1048576 (256 pages) > available memory: 13598720 (3320 pages) > > which means I can only use 13.5 mb of my 128mb RAM. It is very strange. > When I use the GENERIC kernel to boot the system, I have the following > message: Sounds like you have a 'memory hole'. Check your BIOS and make sure that it's disabled if it's an offered feature - the gap is about where you'd normally expect such a thing to be. > Ian Y.J. He ---> Home Page: http://www.tuns.ca/~hey -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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