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Date:      Sun, 22 Mar 1998 15:20:12 -0500 (EST)
From:      Drew Derbyshire <ahd@fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   i386/6098: FreeBSD only uses 16M of 48M on Compaq Deskpro 2000
Message-ID:  <199803222020.PAA00503@fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com>

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>Number:         6098
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       FreeBSD only uses 16M of 48M on Compaq Deskpro 2000
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Mar 22 12:30:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Drew Derbyshire
>Organization:
Kendra Electronic Wonderworks
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.6-980321-BETA i386
>Environment:

   Fresh install of 2.2.6-980321-BETA i386 on Compaq DeskPro
   2000 with GENERIC kernel.

>Description:

   Machine has 48M of memory, all which is automatically detected
   by Windows 95 (DOS mode MEM command).  However, booting FreeBSD
   reports:

   /kernel: FreeBSD 2.2.6-980321-BETA #0: Sat Mar 21 22:03:54 GMT 1998
   /kernel:     jkh@make.ican.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
   /kernel: CPU: Pentium (166.19-MHz 586-class CPU)
   /kernel:   Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping=12
   /kernel:   Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
   /kernel: real memory  = 16777216 (16384K bytes)
   /kernel: avail memory = 14376960 (14040K bytes) 

Addition of:

   options         "MAXMEM=(48*1024)"    

Corrects this:

   /kernel: FreeBSD 2.2.6-980321-BETA #3: Sun Mar 22 09:24:08 EST 1998
   /kernel: ahd@fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/FFACTORY
   /kernel: CPU: Pentium (166.19-MHz 586-class CPU)
   /kernel:   Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping=12
   /kernel:   Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
   /kernel: real memory  = 50331648 (49152K bytes)
   /kernel: avail memory = 46612480 (45520K bytes)


>How-To-Repeat:

	Boot Compaq DeskPro 2000 with 48M.  Contact me (ahd@kew.com)
	if you need it tested.

>Fix:
	
	Workaround: Apply specified line to kernel configuration.

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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