Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 14:23:44 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: elh@svic.com Subject: Re: 2.2.5 installation bug on 1gig machines Message-ID: <199711010353.OAA00788@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 31 Oct 1997 16:40:21 -0800." <199711010040.QAA25276@implode.root.com>
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> The problem with this is that the memory is already sized before > 'userconfig' is called (it needs to be that way for various reasons). This > basically means that we can't limit the memory during an install. You'll > have to physically pull out some of the memory and/or replace it with > lower density SIMMs until you've finished the installation and built a > customized kernel. It's often easier to pull the *disk* from the machine, and do the install and configuration alterations on another (smaller) system. mike
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