Re: avail memory is short by 1G on my FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE MP Dell

From: Daniel Rock <freebsd_at_deadcafe.de>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:43:06 +0100
Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC schrieb:
> 
> On Nov 21, 2005, at 3:17 PM, Daniel Rock wrote:
> 
>> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC schrieb:
>> > Yes, but in your case the real memory is > 4gb so of course the   
>> amount
>> > mapped would be less.  I have never seen on any of my   motherboards, >
>> > 1Gb getting mapped when the physical memory is only 4GB
>>
>> The real memory is *exactly* 4GB. The FreeBSD boot messages are  
>> confusing:
>> "real memory" just means "highest memory location".
> 
> 
> Your real "physical" memory showed in the examples (which I have  since 
> deleted) to be in the 5000 or 6000MB range if I read it correctly

Should I repeat my explanation:

The real memory is *exactly* 4GB. The FreeBSD boot messages are confusing:
"real memory" just means "highest memory location".



Daniel
Received on Mon Nov 21 2005 - 21:43:16 UTC

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