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Date:      Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:26:58 -0600
From:      Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to see the Ram memory in freebsd 6.2
Message-ID:  <20070618102658.GA37851@demeter.hydra>
In-Reply-To: <4675B3CC.3040803@otenet.gr>
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On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 01:21:00AM +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote:
> Chad Perrin wrote:
> >
> > What if you just want to see how much is installed, what speed it is, et
> > cetera?  It isn't clear to me that Prakash was necessarily looking for
> > RAM usage.
> >   
> True, I made a few assumptions here, based on what I thought he meant.
> For the type of questions you are asking I usually look at the bios or
> attack the machine with a screwdriver :)

I prefer illoai@gmail.com's answer more:

  # sysctl hw.physmem

Of course, that just gives the quantity.  I haven't checked the
availability of the rest of that information via sysctl to see whether
the rest of that information is similary available.  Perhaps I should.

-- 
CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
W. Somerset Maugham: "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for
wit."



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