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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:32:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: DJ <dj@togem.kawatetsu.ne.jp>
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Subject: Re: How to config the memory size in FreeBSD 2.2.5 Release?
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On Mon, 6 Jul 1998, DJ wrote:

> I have installed FreeBSD2.2.5 on my Compaq Presario 4130.
> But it can't detect the memory size(48M) correctly.
> (The memory can be detected correctly in Win95 & NT Workstation4.0.)
> It displayed when boot:
> ________________
> FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul  1 23:20:14 JST 1998
>     root@myname.my.domain:/usr/src/sys/compile/COMPAQ4130
> CPU: Pentium (165.96-MHz 586-class CPU)
>   Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping=12
>   Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
> real memory  = 16777216 (16384K bytes)
> avail memory = 14712832 (14368K bytes)
> ......
> ________________
> 
> Can anyone out of there help me with this problem?

This is in the FAQ.   Build a new kernel with

options "MAXMEM=49152"

in the config file.

This isn't necessary in FreeBSD 2.2.6 and later.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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