Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 11:16:55 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> To: Emil Mikhles <michles@haven.ios.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Memory Problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951230111504.953B-100000@ncc-1701-d> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD.3.91.951230131844.4598A-100000@haven.ios.com>
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On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Emil Mikhles wrote: > For some reason, FreeBSD 2.1, is not detecting the 96 megs of ram, I > have. According to top, I only see 64 megs, any ideas? > thanx Because of the weird PC AT BIOS (which FreeBSD uses at the initial boot stage to read in your system's configuration), the BIOS routines only return a maximum of 64 MB of memory -- so if you have more in your system, the BIOS doesn't know about it. This can be worked around by adding this to the your kernel config file: options "MAXMEM=<X>" where <X> represents the amount of memory you have, in Kbytes. So, 96 MB would equal 98304. then recompile your kernel and reboot. Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **
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