Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:41:38 -0400 (EDT) From: sagi <sagi@webair.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: i386/29679: FreeBSD and 4GB of ram not working Message-ID: <200108131741.NAA26719@blue.webair.com>
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>Number: 29679 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: FreeBSD and 4GB of ram not working >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 13 10:50:02 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sagi Brody >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: Webair Internet Development Inc >Environment: System: FreeBSD blue.webair.com 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #0: Thu Jul 5 18:39:57 EDT 2001 root@blue.webair.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/BLUE i386 >Description: This problem has been tested on 2 machines: 1 is a DELL 6450 PowerEdge, with 4GB of memory (16 256mb dimms) 2 700 Xeons processors. a Intel board (SRKA4) with 4GB of memory (4 512mb dimms) and 4 700 Xeons processors. I'm unable to get FreeBSD to work with 4GB of memory at all. 2GB works fine. When booting off a 4.3-release CD, after the kernel finishes loading and before /stand/sysinstall starts i get: swap_pager_swap == NULL and it crashes. The intel machine is fully functional with the 2GB. When bringing it to 4GB the error persists, right before it goes to mount the drives. I've attempted to remove the swap area from /etc/fstab and not use swap at all. Please let me know if this issue has been resolved, and if so what is the work around. When trying to install on 4.1.1 it traps immediatly (trap 12?). >How-To-Repeat: Attempt to use FreeBSD on a machine with 4GB of memory. >Fix: I've heard it will work on 3.5. However I would like to use 4.x >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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