Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:37:48 +0100 (BST) From: Cliff Rowley <cliff@olive.co.uk> To: chris@ritc.co.uk Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Memory detection problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009211537270.7753-100000@merlin.osl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009211512500.21432-100000@cartman.ritc.co.uk>
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I had exactly the same thing a few months back. I replaced my RAM and I've never seen it since. Cliff Rowley Software Engineer Olive Systems LTD http://www.olive.co.uk On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 chris@ritc.co.uk wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm having some problems with FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE, and I was hoping > somebody could help me. The machine has had the same amount of > memory (32Mb), and the same kernel installed since April 4th, but in that > time it has reported many different memory sizes: > > Apr 4 13:21:39 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > May 15 23:40:32 kenny /kernel: real memory = 31457280 (30720K bytes) > May 18 06:23:30 kenny /kernel: real memory = 20316160 (19840K bytes) > May 18 13:02:25 kenny /kernel: real memory = 17104896 (16704K bytes) > May 18 13:16:12 kenny /kernel: real memory = 17203200 (16800K bytes) > May 18 19:53:19 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16875520 (16480K bytes) > May 18 19:57:40 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > Jun 4 00:36:42 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > Jun 9 09:18:47 kenny /kernel: real memory = 31457280 (30720K bytes) > Jun 11 12:58:15 kenny /kernel: real memory = 21561344 (21056K bytes) > Jun 11 20:50:25 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16908288 (16512K bytes) > Jun 29 13:55:16 kenny /kernel: real memory = 31457280 (30720K bytes) > Jun 29 13:58:44 kenny /kernel: real memory = 31457280 (30720K bytes) > Jul 1 14:23:26 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > Sep 20 17:22:07 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > Sep 21 10:10:04 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > > The machine is running very slowly right now, and constantly swapping, > with a 16Mb squid process in memory. The "active" memory shown by > "top" never goes over 8216K. I believe this is because it has only > detected 16 Mb of memory, but I have no idea why. I looked into forcing > the kernel's memory detection in the kernel config file, but without > success so far. If anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it. > > Last boot: > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Copyright (c) 1992-1999 FreeBSD Inc. > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: The Regents of the University of > California. All rights reserved. > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE #2: Tue Apr 4 12:27:16 > BST 2000 > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: > root@kenny.ritc.co.uk:/usr/src/sys/compile/KENNY > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: CPU: Cyrix 6x86MX (262.50-MHz 686-class CPU) > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Origin = "CyrixInstead" Id = 0x601 > Stepping = 1 DIR=0x1454 > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Features=0x80a135<FPU,DE,TSC,MSR,CX8,PGE,CMOV,MMX> > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: real memory = 16842752 (16448K bytes) > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: avail memory = 13901824 (13576K bytes) > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc02b0000. > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: Probing for devices on PCI bus 0: > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: chip0: <Host to PCI bridge (vendor=1039 device=0530)> rev 0x02 on pci0.0.0 > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: ide_pci0: <PCI IDE controller (busmaster capable) > > rev 0xd0 int a irq 14 on pci0.0.1 > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: chip1: <SiS 85c503> rev 0xb3 on pci0.1.0 > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: vga0: <SiS 86c201 SVGA controller> rev 0x00 on pci0.2.0 > ... > Sep 21 09:33:26 kenny /kernel: vga1: <SiS model 6306 VGA-compatible display device> rev 0xa2 int a irq 11 on pci1.0.0 > ... > > uname -a: > FreeBSD kenny.ritc.co.uk 3.4-STABLE FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE #2: Tue Apr 4 > 12:27:16 BST 2000 root@kenny.ritc.co.uk:/usr/src/sys/compile/KENNY i386 > > Thank you kindly for any help you can give me =) > > Cheers, Chris. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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