Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:22:50 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4 GB RAM showing up as 3, BIOS memory hole and all that Message-ID: <20050815172250.GA32804@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20050815125657.A92343@cons.org> References: <20050815125657.A92343@cons.org>
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On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 12:56:57PM -0400, Martin Cracauer wrote: > > I have a Dual Opteron board with 4x 1 GB RAM. The memory count in the > BIOS goes up to 640 KB + 3072 MB, and FreeBSD says it sees 3 GB. (snip) > Any way to get my GB back? This should be a FAQ. No, you can't get it back. David O'brien has explained this more than once in the freebsd-amd64 list. Unfortunately, I don't have a handy URL for you to read. I suggest scanning the list for posts by David in the Feb to May timeframe. -- Steve
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