From owner-freebsd-bugs Sun Mar 22 12:30:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA26762 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Sun, 22 Mar 1998 12:30:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA26744; Sun, 22 Mar 1998 12:30:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Received: from fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com (kendra.ne.mediaone.net [24.128.94.182]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA25371 for ; Sun, 22 Mar 1998 12:20:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ahd@fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com) Received: (from root@localhost) by fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA00503; Sun, 22 Mar 1998 15:20:12 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from ahd) Message-Id: <199803222020.PAA00503@fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 15:20:12 -0500 (EST) From: Drew Derbyshire Reply-To: ahd@fantasy-factory.hh.kew.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: i386/6098: FreeBSD only uses 16M of 48M on Compaq Deskpro 2000 Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >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 /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 /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: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message