From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 9 01:47:30 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBC4A106564A for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 01:47:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doverosx@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f225.google.com (mail-fx0-f225.google.com [209.85.220.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C8F68FC0C for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 01:47:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm25 with SMTP id 25so391863fxm.3 for ; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:47:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:received:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=uYaelCN2Ozk73x8XT2H3op8ozJR4QGdlQ0OYNBJfvI8=; b=avtyrt9F7sMfCuohqyOM+MIhjp2c7dYy8qX/Xin1a4VGzHSel1SI4rSGx+3tv4U0gj sVlEPKfCr51ev1rilt8OplpGS7H5EQkWCma3+glA7WA0j2L1EoD727+xy/RjgIX7TKhW fkn8nICfVsS27v7Yn7Vz49EyJSc0MVefrN73Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=kapZcJL2emapDEwyI7W+n56d/ojXH1xtgh56gMpflMOD+7VbamokmZIvwnF9rM/wz1 VUsK/U6uv1kEgm4tDp+UbLeDI7cIPuUPNnTUxam3El1ncxAUdGti4DT90MNAHeUXIAu0 PLf2/r4GfBB250/I0497K2go1PJggpdoNvT5Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.119.20 with HTTP; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:47:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:47:28 -0400 Received: by 10.223.101.80 with SMTP id b16mr949580fao.25.1270777648106; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:47:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Brodey Dover To: Gary Gatten , freebsd-questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8 using VERY LITTLE memory X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:47:30 -0000 Fixed. The 440BX is not friendly to 512MB SDR sticks. Works like a charm with 3x256MB'ers! Thank you, Brodey Dover On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Brodey Dover wrote: > I was under the impression that the =A0avail memory was memory that was > released from BIOS. > > Top indicates about 17MB is for RAM and using swap when all you're > doing is syncing a GEOM mirror with two 80GB drives is illogical and a > new behaviour that I haven't seen. I will reboot again, check my BIOS > options (I haven't changed anything...honest) and try other booting > options; and finally, I'll post back. > > Regards, > Brodey Dover > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Gary Gatten wrote: >> Doesn't that mean it's using ~ 655MB, and only 17MB is left? =A0What doe= s top say? =A0I'm building a kernel now so can't compare with mine. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-question= s@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Brodey Dover >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: FreeBSD 8 using VERY LITTLE memory >> >> Hello all, >> >> First post to this list! I have an older PII machine that I upgraded >> from 192MB of ram to 672MB of RAM (512, 32, 128) and upon boot the >> system's BIOS recognizes all 672MB RAM, FreeBSD also recognizes the >> 672MB RAM but decides to be nice and cool by using 17MB RAM...bwah? >> >> Here is the output from the dmesg lines. >> >> FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:48:17 UTC 2009 >> =A0 =A0root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC >> Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 >> CPU: Pentium II/Pentium II Xeon/Celeron (348.21-MHz 686-class CPU) >> =A0Origin =3D "GenuineIntel" =A0Id =3D 0x652 =A0Stepping =3D 2 >> =A0Features=3D0x183f9ff >> /**** MEMORY STUFF ****/ >> real memory =A0=3D 704905216 (672 MB) >> avail memory =3D 18116608 (17 MB) <=3D=3D=3D why? is it a sysctl? >> /**** MEMORY STUFF ****/ >> kbd1 at kbdmux0 >> acpi0: on motherboard >> acpi0: [ITHREAD] >> acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed >> acpi0: reservation of 100000, 29f00000 (3) failed >> Timecounter "ACPI-safe" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 850 >> acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0xf808-0xf80b on acpi0 >> pcib0: port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 >> pci0: on pcib0 >> agp0: on hostb0 >> >> there are no other errors that I can find. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Brodey Dover >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" >> >