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From: "L. Scott Emmons" <scotte@center.uscs.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Adding memory to FreeBSD: where did it go?
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 16:36:53 -0800
Organization: CableData R&D Center, El Dorado Hills, CA, USA
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To: "J.C. Archambeau" <jca@bighorn.accessnv.com>,
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J.C. Archambeau wrote:
>
> Hal Lynch (hal@sticky.usu.edu) 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.
Very simple to do, if you are familiar with building your own kernels.
Good luck! Write me if you want more specific info... Or search the
FreeBSD
mail-list archives - that's where I got the info on how to do it.
-Scott
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