Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:30:35 -0300 From: JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br> To: Francois Tigeot <ftigeot@wolfpond.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mb recommendation Message-ID: <200604251730.35506.joao@matik.com.br> In-Reply-To: <20060425200952.GA69092@aoi.wolfpond.org> References: <444DF001.7020305@jetnet.co.uk> <200604251512.17206.joao@matik.com.br> <20060425200952.GA69092@aoi.wolfpond.org>
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On Tuesday 25 April 2006 17:09, Francois Tigeot wrote: > On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 03:12:15PM -0300, JoaoBR wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 April 2006 11:30, Francois Tigeot wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 10:07:27AM -0300, JoaoBR wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 25 April 2006 09:00, Francois Tigeot wrote: > > > > > Asus A8V-E-SE > > > > > > > > crashes under which condition? > > > > > > 4 GB of memory (4x1GB Kingston ECC) and the option to remap memory > > > > 4GB set to on in the BIOS. > > > > You should try without the memory remap option > > Without it, only 3GB of RAM are usable. > more or less 3.5 - 3.7, yes this is the southbridge limitation but your system does not crash anymore > > On other boards I know this options make the kernel crash, seems that > > some drivers are going to be allocated over 4GB and then they are not > > accessible > > Every OS I tested was an amd64 one. Memory adresses > 4GB are not an > issue with them. > this is not an OS problem but a driver problem if we can call it a problem > Besides, all other components (software and hardware) worked fine with > Supermicro and Tyan mainboards, so clearly the Asus A8V-E-SE is at fault > here. the memory hole setting is discussible but this is a normal issue on all MBs but even with the memory remap option enabled you do not get access to 4GB = of=20 RAM Jo=E3o A mensagem foi scaneada pelo sistema de e-mail e pode ser considerada segura. Service fornecido pelo Datacenter Matik https://datacenter.matik.com.br
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