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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!raven.eva.net!usenet From: "J.C. Archambeau" <jca@accessnv.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Adding memory to FreeBSD: where did it go? Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 17:23:59 -0800 (PST) Organization: Access Nevada Inc. Lines: 35 Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.970103171257.5133A-100000@bighorn.accessnv.com> References: <32CD1B09.261@sticky.usu.edu> <5ajmjr$ffk@raven.eva.net> <32CDA625.7385@center.uscs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bighorn.accessnv.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <32CDA625.7385@center.uscs.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33506 On Fri, 3 Jan 1997, L. Scott Emmons wrote: >> : I added 32M to my freeBSD system and it dosen't show up when I >> : boot the system. How do I get FreeBSD to recognize the additional >> : memory????? >> [...] >> The simple solution is getting rid of the Compaq. Another option is >> replacing the BIOS with an AMI or Phoenix that works with your Deskpro >> 5100. To my knowledge there is no other way to get around this problem >> with Compaqs under *BSD or Linux. If someone knows a way, please post >> it, I'd like to know. > > Actually, it's very easy to get around this. I'm running FreeBSD on a > Compaq Deskpro 5133 with 32MB of RAM. All you have to do is build a new > kernel telling it to use a fixed RAM size, rather than autodetecting. I'm sure that the original poster will be glad to read this. I'm also glad to be proven wrong. > Very simple to do, if you are familiar with building your own kernels. My understanding from reading a similiar article on the comp.os.linux heirarchy is that Compaq memory above 16 Mb is accessed in a non standard manner than other systems. Considering Compaq's track history of doing non-standard things of this nature, it would not surprise me one bit if it was true. Everytime I have worked on a Compaq, I had to look up addendiums or contact a company's tech support department on how to get X to work with a Compaq. I seem to recall a boot option for SCO Xenix just for Compaqs. I believe ISC 386/ix had similiar options for kernel configuration and booting as well. -- /* | Spam violation - e-mail dumped... ** Internet: jca@accessnv.com | Don't blame me, I didn't vote for Clinton. ** jca@anv.net | Intel is the word for 'errata.' */