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To: jln@otdc.com (Joe Nieten)
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Subject: Re: 24Meg memory 
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From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 10:23:01 -0700
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>I just added another 8Meg to my FreeBSD machine ... and the OS did not
>recognize it.  Do I need to change the kernel to recognize the memory above 16M?

   Check you BIOS for anything that might look like it would create a hole in
the 15-16MB area. If you have a Compaq machine, you might have to add:

options "MAXMEM=24576"

   ...to your kernel config file. You may wish to try this in any event.

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project