From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Oct 14 5:37:14 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.delaware.net (mail.delaware.net [204.253.96.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5155237B66C for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2000 05:37:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 0016453202 (pm3-2.92.delaware.net [204.253.61.92]) by mail.delaware.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA31134 for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2000 08:37:03 -0400 Message-ID: <002901c035db$b52848c0$5c3dfdcc@0016453202> From: "chaz&diane goodsell" To: Subject: Easy way to Adjust amount of RAM Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 08:38:50 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0026_01C035BA.2D240B60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C035BA.2D240B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I am trying to fumble through my first successful install of FreeBSD = 4.0. I am installing the OS on a Compaq 2500, with 5 "4.3 GiG HDD" = 320MG of RAM and dual processors. I'm not ready to tackle the SMP yet. I = am disappointed with the fact that BSD is only seeing 16MG of RAM. Is = there an easy way to adjust this setting? All the documentation I have = seen references MAXMEM. I was hoping there is a control file that could = be edited VS recompiling the Kernel. Thank you in advance for your assistance. If you have the time could you also point me in the direction for SMP? Thank you Chaz Goodsell ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C035BA.2D240B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello,

I am trying to fumble through my first = successful=20 install of FreeBSD 4.0. I am installing the OS on a Compaq 2500, with 5 = "4.3 GiG=20 HDD" 320MG of RAM and dual processors. I'm not ready to tackle the = SMP=20 yet. I am disappointed with the fact that BSD is only seeing 16MG of = RAM. Is=20 there an easy way to adjust this setting? All the documentation I have = seen=20 references MAXMEM. I was hoping there is a control file that could be = edited VS=20 recompiling the Kernel.

Thank you in advance for your=20 assistance.

If you have the time could you also = point me in the=20 direction for SMP?

Thank you

Chaz = Goodsell

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