From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 22 02:05:18 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DFC510656AD for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:05:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dieterbsd@engineer.com) Received: from mailout-us.mail.com (mailout-us.gmx.com [74.208.5.67]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D230D8FC0A for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:05:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 13956 invoked by uid 0); 22 Jun 2011 02:05:17 -0000 Received: from 67.206.164.224 by rms-us005.v300.gmx.net with HTTP Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:05:14 +0000 From: "Dieter BSD" Message-ID: <20110622020516.320560@gmx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Authenticated: #74169980 X-Flags: 0001 X-Mailer: GMX.com Web Mailer x-registered: 0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-GMX-UID: 7ns0f00Vy1u0cEqNWWwn+wpsZ2hlNwpm Subject: Re: FreeBSD reports incorrect amount of memory X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:05:18 -0000 # dmidecode 2.11 SMBIOS 2.2 present. Handle 0x0005, DMI type 5, 24 bytes Memory Controller Information        Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC        Error Correcting Capabilities:                None        Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave        Current Interleave: One-way Interleave        Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB        Maximum Total Memory Size: 16384 MB        Supported Speeds:                70 ns                60 ns                50 ns        Supported Memory Types:                Standard                DIMM        Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V        Associated Memory Slots: 4                0x0006                0x0007                0x0008                0x0009        Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities: None Handle 0x0006, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information        Socket Designation: A0        Bank Connections: 0 1        Current Speed: 5 ns        Type: Unknown EDO        Installed Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Enabled Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Error Status: OK Handle 0x0007, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information        Socket Designation: A1        Bank Connections: 2 3        Current Speed: 5 ns        Type: Unknown EDO        Installed Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Enabled Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Error Status: OK Handle 0x0008, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information        Socket Designation: A2        Bank Connections: 4 5        Current Speed: 5 ns        Type: Unknown EDO        Installed Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Enabled Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Error Status: OK Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information        Socket Designation: A3        Bank Connections: 6 7        Current Speed: 5 ns        Type: Unknown EDO        Installed Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Enabled Size: 8192 MB (Double-bank Connection)        Error Status: OK Handle 0x001B, DMI type 16, 15 bytes Physical Memory Array        Location: System Board Or Motherboard        Use: System Memory        Error Correction Type: None        Maximum Capacity: 16 GB        Error Information Handle: Not Provided        Number Of Devices: 4 Handle 0x001C, DMI type 17, 21 bytes Memory Device        Array Handle: 0x001B        Error Information Handle: Not Provided        Total Width: 64 bits        Data Width: 64 bits        Size: 8192 MB        Form Factor: DIMM        Set: None        Locator: A0        Bank Locator: Bank0/1        Type: Unknown        Type Detail: None Handle 0x001D, DMI type 17, 21 bytes Memory Device        Array Handle: 0x001B        Error Information Handle: Not Provided        Total Width: 64 bits        Data Width: 64 bits        Size: 8192 MB        Form Factor: DIMM        Set: None        Locator: A1        Bank Locator: Bank2/3        Type: Unknown        Type Detail: None Handle 0x001E, DMI type 17, 21 bytes Memory Device        Array Handle: 0x001B        Error Information Handle: Not Provided        Total Width: 64 bits        Data Width: 64 bits        Size: 8192 MB        Form Factor: DIMM        Set: None        Locator: A2        Bank Locator: Bank4/5        Type: Unknown        Type Detail: None Handle 0x001F, DMI type 17, 21 bytes Memory Device        Array Handle: 0x001B        Error Information Handle: Not Provided        Total Width: 64 bits        Data Width: 64 bits        Size: 8192 MB        Form Factor: DIMM        Set: None        Locator: A3        Bank Locator: Bank6/7        Type: Unknown        Type Detail: None Assuming that dmidecode isn't buggy, the firmware is internally inconsistant, and very wrong.  Not a surprise, the firmware is crap.  Surely the kernel doesn't just believe whatever random garbage the firmware says?