Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 11:38:18 -0500 From: Ken Hansen <khansen@njcc.com> To: The Good/John Scholvin <good@enteract.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help: 2.2.5 crashing on boot after I add RAM Message-ID: <34FC31FA.5B5D@njcc.com> References: <199803031439.IAA20074@enteract.com>
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The Good/John Scholvin wrote: > > Please accept my apologies if thie list is inappropriate for this question! > I tried comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc and didn't see anything. Hope this helps... > I've got an old Compaq Contura 4/25 laptop which I'm trying to install 2.2.5 > on, and I've got a problem I can't figure out. The machine boots the GENERIC > kernel fine when it has 8MB RAM installed. I've got an expansion RAM card > which, when installed, ups the total to 20MB. I wonder if the ram expansion is good - have you tried using the same exp. board under a different OS - Win or other? Just a thought... > The GENERIC kernel no longer > boots; it never even gets to the probe stage. Just a question, but how about the FreeBSD install diskette - will that boot the laptop (with the 20M Ram installed)? > I figure, no problem, build a > new kernel with option "MAXMEM=(20*1024)" after the example I found in > LINT. Is 20 Meg RAM a significant difference that requires a custom kernel? Ken khansen@njcc.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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