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From: rone@bofh.noc.best.net (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 256M RAM question
Date: 22 Apr 1997 11:14:16 -0700
Organization: fidgety systems administrators gmbh
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In article <335CF65C.4435@sonic.net>, Eric J. Rossin <ejr@sonic.net> wrote:
>I have a machine with 256M RAM. I re-built a kernel to set the
>MAXMEM option, but when I set it to 256*1024, the boot hung
>(something about allocating bounce buffers? I don't re-member
>the exact message, but could re-create it if it is needed). I then
>changed it to 192*1024, and the system runs fine (with 192M RAM).
>Is this a memory problem with my system, a bug, or a setup problem?

I think it's a bug.  You should take BOUNCE_BUFFERS out of your kernel
config; it doesn't seem to like 256MB of RAM.

rone
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Ron Echeverri         Best Internet Usenet Administration         rone@best.net