From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 23 19:40:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9425F16A403 for ; Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:40:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vohtenbk@stonline.sk) Received: from sas4.stonline.sk (sas4.t-com.sk [213.81.152.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D983E43D58 for ; Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:40:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vohtenbk@stonline.sk) Received: from av3.stonline.sk ([192.168.133.65]) by sas4.stonline.sk (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k8NJetuQ006151 for ; Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:40:55 +0200 Received: from stonline.sk ([192.168.32.20]) by av3.stonline.sk (8.13.6/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k8NJetTD009316 for ; Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:40:55 +0200 Received: from [192.168.170.19] (Forwarded-For: [212.5.205.51]) by ims-1.stonline.sk (mshttpd); Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:40:55 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Vo=B9ten=E1k_Vladim=EDr_?= To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Message-ID: Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:40:55 +0200 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 2.09 (built Nov 18 2005) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Language: sk X-Accept-Language: sk Priority: normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: freebsd 6.1 floppy installation problem - boot loader finds only 16MB, but I have 256 MB - and it hangs X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:40:58 -0000 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