Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:43:06 +0100 From: Daniel Rock <freebsd@deadcafe.de> To: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: avail memory is short by 1G on my FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE MP Dell Message-ID: <43824D7A.2050208@deadcafe.de> In-Reply-To: <3FBF10CD-D4A1-4B00-B84E-4E113F50F0A6@shire.net> References: <20051120183309.ysgk624asksckwow@mail.bafirst.com> <20051121004749.GA39061@xor.obsecurity.org> <43812AC7.3020506@rogers.com> <20051121020816.GA19252@xor.obsecurity.org> <C033B3B6-12A3-4428-A6B4-B51C6B09EB26@shire.net> <4381FE62.5040208@deadcafe.de> <1513AD48-E08F-4670-A82B-E8D2D363F1E9@shire.net> <4382475D.6080202@deadcafe.de> <3FBF10CD-D4A1-4B00-B84E-4E113F50F0A6@shire.net>
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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC schrieb: > > On Nov 21, 2005, at 3:17 PM, Daniel Rock wrote: > >> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC schrieb: >> > Yes, but in your case the real memory is > 4gb so of course the >> amount >> > mapped would be less. I have never seen on any of my motherboards, > >> > 1Gb getting mapped when the physical memory is only 4GB >> >> The real memory is *exactly* 4GB. The FreeBSD boot messages are >> confusing: >> "real memory" just means "highest memory location". > > > Your real "physical" memory showed in the examples (which I have since > deleted) to be in the 5000 or 6000MB range if I read it correctly Should I repeat my explanation: The real memory is *exactly* 4GB. The FreeBSD boot messages are confusing: "real memory" just means "highest memory location". Daniel
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