Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:31:56 -0800 From: "Vinod Kashyap" <vkashyap@amcc.com> To: "Michael R. Wayne" <amd64@wayne47.com>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: RE: How to debug >2GB memory issues (and 3ware) Message-ID: <I6VW1I00.TN1@hadar.amcc.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Michael R. Wayne > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 11:20 AM > To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org > Subject: How to debug >2GB memory issues (and 3ware) > = > = > I have a Dual 4GB system with a 3ware SATA controller that's working > properly as long as I restrict it to 2GB with: > hw.physmem=3D2G > = The 3ware driver (twe) for 7xxx/8xxx controllers can handle upto 4 GB memory on FreeBSD 4.x, and beyond 4 GB on FreeBSD 5.x. The driver (twa) for 9xxx controllers can handle memory beyond 4 GB on both 4.x and 5.x. > Obviously, I'd like to have access to the other 2GB of RAM. But > if I go past 2GB, I get random crashes during all builds (world, > kernel, port). > = > Is there anything I can do to try to debug this or are there any > tricks to either debug or solve this? > = > Oh, and is there any support at all for finding out the 3ware status? > It would be nice to know if a drive fails but 3dm is marked i386 only. > = Currently, there's no CLI/3DM available for FreeBSD amd64. > /\/\ \/\/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = > "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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