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Date:      Mon, 1 Apr 96 10:51:14 -0400
From:      hey@tuns.ca (Yingjun (Ian) He)
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   128 mb RAM
Message-ID:  <199604011451.GAA28452@freefall.freebsd.org>

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Hi,

I am running FreeBSD 2.05 on my Pentium 133 system. The GENERIC kernel
can only use about 13 mb of my 128mb RAM. I followed the FAQ advise to
add a kernel option

             options  "MAXMEM=131072"

and recompiled a new kernel. After I reboot the system, I saw the message:
 
          real memory :  133824572 (32672 pages)
          bad memory  :  1048576   (256 pages)
          available memory: 13598720 (3320 pages)

which means I can only use 13.5 mb of my 128mb RAM. It is very strange.
When I use the GENERIC kernel to boot the system, I have the following 
message:

          real memory :  15173659 (3467 pages)
          available memory: 13774848 (3363 pages)

There is no bad memories and the available memory seems even more than
the new kernel. 

Did I do anything wrong? Should the options for specifying MAXMEM works?

Thanks,

Ian 
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