Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:41:26 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> To: Drew Derbyshire - UUPC/extended software support <software@kew.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD can't find 32M of my 48M without help Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980323093940.14473A-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us> In-Reply-To: <351547FB.6B020444@kew.com>
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On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Drew Derbyshire - UUPC/extended software support wrote: > 2) By default, the kernel only reports I have 16M, when in fact I have 48M. > Windows 95 does see the entire 48M, and FreeBSD will see all 48M if I > explicitly tell it in the configuration file via MAXMEM. > > I didn't think the MAXMEM was required for under 64M. > > Machine is a Compaq P/166. Of the few Compaq machines that I have installed FreeBSD on, RAM over 16MB was never recognized and had to be explicitly set with MAXMEM in the kernel. -- Chris Dillon --- cdillon@inter-linc.net --- cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us /* Powered by FreeBSD, the best operating system on the planet. Available for Intel x86 and compatible computers. SPARC and Alpha ports currently under development. (http://www.freebsd.org) */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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