Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:18:50 -0500 From: "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: "Peter Jeremy" <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 16M RAM enough for FreeBSD 6.1? Message-ID: <ef10de9a0608270818j67cf5ed9ub53bd578ca09e787@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060827100911.GM16768@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <20060827034652.ad43299b.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20060827071329.GK16768@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20060827110030.cebfbbf0.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20060827100911.GM16768@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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On 8/27/06, Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> wrote: > On Sun, 2006-Aug-27 11:00:30 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > >On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:13:29 +1000 > >Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> wrote: > > > >> The CD-ROMs create a RAMdisk and need a minimum of 24MB last I > >> checked. > > > >And I guess that the floppies work in the same way? > > Yes. > > >> Once you have FreeBSD installed, it will limp along in 16MB > >> (though not very happily). > > > >Hmm, I see. I'm planning to run X on this old box (it's going to be a > >PictureFrame project), perhaps that will not work. > > I think you would be thrashing if there was any actual activity. I'll > prod a friend with the same setup to comment tomorrow. > > >> I strongly suggest you find a SODIMM to > >> expand it. > > > >Ok. Are all SODIMMs equal (ie. a real standard), or do I hvae to look > >specifically for memory upgrades for the Armada 1580 (or 1500 series)? > > I'm 99% certain that you can't use anything bigger than 64MB (at least > a 128MB Cpq Armada SODIMM that I had wouldn't work in any of the 15xx > machines I tried it in - that included a 1580). I'm not sure how > interchangeable they are. > Max mem size and chip density is a function of the MCH, If you post a copy of dmesg here I can look it up for you. >From the service manual: "The computer supports optional 8-, 16-, 32-, and 64-MB memory boards. The memory boards are 60 ns EDO RAM without parity. System memory can be expanded to 80-MB of DRAM depending on the model." The Service Manual is here: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=96219&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fh20000.www2.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc00139858%2Fc00139858.pdf And Addendum to the service manual is here: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=96219&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fh20000.www2.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc00139129%2Fc00139129.pdf -- BSD Podcasts @: http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ http://freebsdforall.blogspot.com/
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