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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Taco Scargo wrote:

> What is the maximum amount of memory to be used with FreeBSD ?

A lot.

The kernel is hardwired to recognize up to 64mb by default; a kernel
compile with 

options MAXMEM=xxxxx

xxx=# KBytes

will fix that.  (See LINT or the FAQ.)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major