Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:13:08 -0700 (PDT) From: backyard <backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd 6.1 floppy installation problem - boot loader finds only 16MB, but I have 256 MB - and it hangs Message-ID: <20060924141308.22642.qmail@web83113.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <f154f05139b1.39b1f154f051@stonline.sk>
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--- Voštenák Vladimír <vohtenbk@stonline.sk> wrote: > Hi > > I have an old HP NETSERVER PRO 2xpentium pro, 256 MB > ram, > and I tried to install the actual FREEBSD 6.1 there. > I made 3 > floppies: boot, kernel1 and kernel2. When it starts > booting from > the boot floppy, the loader show I only have 16 MB > of RAM > (instead 256MB I have there). Then it asks for > kernel1 and 2 > disk, and boot disk again. It gives me also the > entry FREEBSD > display with countdown - to choose boot type - > default, no > acpi, secure etc. I tried it all, but it alwaysl > hangs after about 5 > second after any choice. So I must just reboot. I > think it is just > because the lack of RAM, because, I think it > requirets at least 24 > MB of RAM. > I have found something about this on the web, that > it is > necessary options "MAXMEM=n" to use all the RAM, > because old > BIOSes shows just first 16 MB or so, but I am just > doing the > installation. So how can I modify the kernel on the > floppies to > use such option during the installation from > floppies? Or should I > install from other media???Please can you help me > with > this??????How can I make the installation boot > floppy see all the > RAM I have? > Thank you very much for your reply. > > Greetings > > Vladimír Voštenák > make sure you don't have OS/2 compatability mode in your BIOS turned on. That will limit a system to 16 megs of RAM. I haven't played with an HP Netserver but I have several Kayaks that run things fine with about the same aged bios. -brian
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