From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 18 10:27:00 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5B2C16A468 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:27:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from host222.ipowerweb.com (host222.ipowerweb.com [66.235.210.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C666013C448 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:27:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 18889 invoked from network); 18 Jun 2007 10:23:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO demeter.hydra) (24.9.123.251) by host222.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 18 Jun 2007 10:23:05 -0000 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l5IAQxAu037882 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:26:59 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l5IAQwDd037881 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:26:58 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:26:58 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070618102658.GA37851@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1428d0e80706170425i2097f00bvfa2ec9ade19dbc0c@mail.gmail.com> <46752365.908@otenet.gr> <20070617203959.GA34366@demeter.hydra> <4675B3CC.3040803@otenet.gr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4675B3CC.3040803@otenet.gr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Subject: Re: How to see the Ram memory in freebsd 6.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:27:01 -0000 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."