Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:11:49 -0700 (PDT) From: "Craig Shaver" <craig@ProGroup.COM> To: jlk@pavilion.co.uk (Joe Karthauser) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: memory in freebsd Message-ID: <199610241811.LAA13634@seabass.progroup.com> In-Reply-To: <199610241743.SAA13613@deputy.pavilion.co.uk> from "Joe Karthauser" at Oct 24, 96 06:43:26 pm
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> > > Hiya, > > I hope that someone's got the time to help me with this one ;) > > This is the state of things. I was running FreeBSD 2.0.5 on a pentium > 120 with 32mb of edo (4 pieces of 8mb). There were problems with the > Adaptec device driver and so I put in a 2.1.0 kernel which solved the > problem. > > I've now bought a pentium 200 pro with 82mb of ram (2 x 32mb in bank0 and > 2 x 8mb in bank 1) which I'm using with the original disks. The machine > runs fine, but the OS only recognises 64 mb of ram! ;( > > I've got 2.1.5 on CD and am tempted to start again with this release. > If I do this will I get the whole 82mb of ram available? > > Thanks in advance, > Joe. > > -- > Josef Karthauser (jlk@pavilion.net) > Technical Manager [Tel: +44 1273 607072 Fax: +44 1273 607073] > Pavilion Internet plc. ._ .. _. _ ._.. .. .._. . __. ._. ._ _. _.. > > This one comes up pretty often. Should be in the handbook some place. in your kernel config file add the line: options "MAXMEM=83968" config, compile, install, reboot -- Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088
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