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Subject: Re: A big-ish machine, cannot boot
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On 19 November 2010 18:04, Garrett Cooper <gcooper@freebsd.org> wrote:
> A similar issue occurred with an HP box recently (in the last 3-4
> months?). I'd check the archives for more details.

Yes, I remembered the post by Sean Bruno but then I also remembered
people replying they have successfully booted larger machines than his
or mine.

What is the last thing the loader does before booting the kernel?
Enumberating memory regions?