Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:54:51 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: dd026@energex.com.au (David de Jong) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Memory Limits with Compaq Message-ID: <199811181354.HAA07070@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <36526E96.E57D7314@energex.com.au> from David de Jong at "Nov 18, 98 04:52:07 pm"
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In a previous message, David de Jong said: > I have a compaq Armada 1598DT which I'm running FreeBSD 2.2.6 on. The > machine has been loaded with 98M of memory. > > Unfortunately,the kernel will not recognise the full extent of the > memory on this PC. Evidence for this is the high swap rate, top reports > a low memory inactive level, the info from the boot record (obtained > from dmesg) is as follows:- > real memory = 16777216 (16384K bytes) > avail memory = 14680064 (14336K bytes) > > I have compiled the kernel with the line "options MAXMEM=(98*1024)" > included with no success. I have this line in my 64 meg Deskpro: options "MAXMEM=65536" #Allow for 64 Meg I never had much luck with letting the kernel do the math. Also, isn't there some rule about using double-quotes when mixing numbers with alpha? -- "I don't know what weapons they will use in World War III, but they will be using clubs in the fourth." -- Albert Einstein To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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