On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 09:42:33PM +0000, Larry Hynes wrote: > Bryan Vyhmeister <br...@bsdjournal.net> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 05:57:20PM +0000, Peter Kay wrote: > >> macppc is 32bit, is it limited to 2GB memory like FreeBSD 32bit > >> powerpc? I have a dual core G5 with 4.5GB, and it's showing only 2GB > >> and the wrong SPD information (it initially only showed 1GB, but that > >> was because the slots hadn't been correctly filled). > > > That appears to be the case. I have more than 4GB (I think 8.5GB) in my > > PowerMac11,2 and it only recognizes 2GB. There are some issues with the > > SATA controller as well that I have mentioned in threads a few months > > back on this list. I purchased some more SATA controller hardware to see > > what I can figure out but have not had time to work on it further. > > I'm running 6.0 -release on an 11,2, and dmesg shows: > > spdmem0 at mem0: 256MB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 > spdmem1 at mem0: 256MB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 > spdmem2 at mem0: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 > spdmem3 at mem0: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 > > so I was assuming that it was recognising - and making use of - > 2.5GB. Is this not so?
Not necessarily. What does top(1) show if you add up the real and free memory? In my PowerMac7,3 I show: spdmem0 at mem0: 128MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC3200CL3.0 spdmem1 at mem0: 128MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC3200CL3.0 spdmem2 at mem0: 256MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC3200CL3.0 spdmem3 at mem0: 256MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC3200CL3.0 I show almost 750MB in top(1) which is about right. With my PowerMac11,2, I show: spdmem0 at mem0: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 spdmem1 at mem0: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 spdmem2 at mem0: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 spdmem3 at mem0: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL4 spdmem4 at mem0: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 spdmem5 at mem0: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 spdmem6 at mem0: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 spdmem7 at mem0: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM non-parity PC2-4200CL5 I think top(1) only shows a total of 2GB between real and free memory but the machine is off at the moment so I cannot verify due to the SATA issues. If top(1) shows more than 2GB, I believe more is being utilized but I could be wrong on that. Bryan
