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From: Tim Priebe <tim@polytechnic.edu.na>
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>I think you're right about what the problem is, but the solution will
be a
>little trickier in this case--the 770Z has 128MB built in.

Then build the custom kernel on a functioning system, compress it and
copy it to your kernel boot floppy.

Tim.

>Eric

>Eric Masson wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is a wellknown problem,
>> http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/troubleshoot.html. Just remove memory
modules
> >to have less than 64 Mo on your THINKPAD. It will boot fine after.
Then
>> create a custom kernel with MAXMEM keyword matching the exact amount
of
>> ram displayed by the 770 at startup (the lesser one). Replug your
memory
>> modules, that's done.
>> MAXMEM is documented in LINT, if you do not know FBSD very well, read

>> http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html
>> For Laptop issues, you could subscribe to mobile@FreeBSD.org
>



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