Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:28:32 -0600 From: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD detecting less than total memory Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20021126082832.010f3850@mail.sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <44vg2kh14e.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <20021125025712.L23803-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> <20021125025712.L23803-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org>
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At 09:11 AM 11.26.2002 -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: >Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> writes: > >> Hi, >> I'm running FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE as of a couple of days ago... and >> it seems that FreeBSD is not detecting the total amount of ram that I have >> on my system. I have 512M but here's my dmesg (where memory is concerned: >> >> real memory = 402669568 (393232K bytes) >> Physical memory chunk(s): >> 0x00001000 - 0x0009ffff, 651264 bytes (159 pages) >> 0x004ad000 - 0x17ffbfff, 397733888 bytes (97103 pages) >> avail memory = 386895872 (377828K bytes) >> >> This is much less than what is really available. /boot/loader detects the >> proper amount, but for some reason the kernel won't. Any ideas? > >Did you try telling it explicitly, as recommended in the FAQ? > If all else fails, try pulling the strip(s) and switching the slots. Then, if you have more than one strip, drop to 1 and add 1 back at a time. If one or more isn't seen, then the strip has probably gone bad. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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