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Date:      Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:07:42 -0600 (CST)
From:      Karl Denninger  <karl@Mcs.Net>
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Hmmmm... now I'm confused
Message-ID:  <199611141807.MAA29039@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>

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Hi folks,

Ok, now I don't understand.....

I built a new kernel with -current to support more than 128MB with the
following options....

options         "MAXMEM=262144"         # 256 * 1024, 256MB maximum RAM
options         "MAXDSIZ=201326592"
options         "DFLDSIZ=201326592"

256MB supported RAM and huge process sizes...

Those were the only changes from a working kernel which is running on
the same hardware (a Pentium PRO 200 with 128MB of RAM).   Then I added
more physical memory.

I rebooted, and the "de" cards in the box (two 100BaseTX boards) both
disappeared!

They identify ok during the boot, and claim to be there, but an "ifconfig
de0" comes up "no such device"!

I removed the extra RAM and went back to 128M, and it STILL happens!  
With or without the memory in there; it appears that the MAXMEM line up
there blows the de cards out of the water!

What's going on here, and is there a work-around for this?

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