Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:40:55 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Vo=B9ten=E1k_Vladim=EDr_?= <vohtenbk@stonline.sk> To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd 6.1 floppy installation problem - boot loader finds only 16MB, but I have 256 MB - and it hangs Message-ID: <c797afaf15e4.15e4c797afaf@stonline.sk>
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Hi I have an old HP NETSERVER PRO 2xpentium pro=2C 256 MB ram=2C = and I tried to install the actual FREEBSD 6=2E1 there=2E I made 3 = floppies=3A boot=2C kernel1 and kernel2=2E When it starts booting from = the boot floppy=2C the loader show I only have 16 MB of RAM = (instead 256MB I have there)=2E Then it asks for kernel1 and 2 = disk=2C and boot disk again=2E It gives me also the entry FREEBSD = display with countdown - to choose boot type - default=2C no = acpi=2C secure etc=2E I tried it all=2C but it alwaysl hangs after about = 5 = second after any choice=2E So I must just reboot=2E I think it is just = because the lack of RAM=2C because=2C I think it requirets at least 24 = MB of RAM=2E I have found something about this on the web=2C that it is = necessary options =22MAXMEM=3Dn=22 to use all the RAM=2C because old = BIOSes shows just first 16 MB or so=2C but I am just doing the = installation=2E So how can I modify the kernel on the floppies to = use such option during the installation from floppies=3F Or should I = install from other media=3F=3F=3FPlease can you help me with = this=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F=3FHow can I make the installation boot floppy see all= the = RAM I have=3F Thank you very much for your reply=2E Greetings Vladim=EDr Vo=B9ten=E1k
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