Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:00:41 +0900 From: Ganbold <ganbold@micom.mng.net> To: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-amd64-RC1 problem on Dual AMD64 with 8GB RAM (IBM@server 325, ServeRAID 6M) Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20041022115758.02b5c010@202.179.0.80> In-Reply-To: <4178828E.7070002@freebsd.org> References: <6.1.2.0.2.20041022100206.02b42610@202.179.0.80> <4178828E.7070002@freebsd.org>
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Hi, At 12:46 PM 10/22/2004, you wrote: >Ganbold wrote: >>Hi, >>Now FreeBSD is started not working again even with 4GB of RAM. I added >>4GB of RAM before and with total 8GB of RAM >>some tools and programs are started not working. Then I reduces RAM back >>to 4GB and still same things are >>happening. Now I can't even login. Login exits with error. >>Somehow added RAM caused break in entire system. >>Any idea what is wrong with this? When FreeBSD-AMD64 will support more >>than 4GB of RAM? >>Should I install FreeBSD again? Or is there anyway I can fix? >>thanks in advance, >>Ganbold > >Your filesystem might have been damaged when you had the 8GB of RAM. >However, it's impossible to say given the small amount of information >that you have provided. I understand. You are absolutely right. >But to answer your question, FreeBSD supports >more than 4GB of RAM on amd64 (and i386 and likely ia64 and sparc64), >but certain storage drivers have bugs that are currently being fixed. I see. What should I do to help fix these kinds of problems? I'm ready to test. >I can say with certainty that all of the modern Adaptec drivers >support >4GB just fine, as do several other SCSI drivers. We don't have any choice right now, only ServeRAID 6M adapter :( Ganbold >Scott >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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