Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread CyberLeo Kitsana
fred wrote: Hello all, I am trying to fix an issue with my dual xeon ibm server, it only detects 3GB or RAM but I have 4GB: I discovered on my workstation that there is a BIOS setting to cause the motherboard to remap everything above 3GB installed RAM up above the PCI address space. Without

Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread Erik Osterholm
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 02:26:05PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > fred writes: > > Hello all, > > > > I am trying to fix an issue with my dual xeon ibm server, it only detects > > 3GB or RAM but I have 4GB: > [...] > > I have seen this problem under Linux on IBM Intellistations (6225). > IBM

RE: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Thank you all for your replies. I will install FreeBSD AMD64 and test my softwares to make sure everything works as it should. Mission critical softwares are the reasons why I was sticking to 32-bit OS on my servers. freebsd/amd64 is compatible with /i386 and with linux/i386

RE: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread fred
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Voras Sent: 27 mars 2008 10:37 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM fred wrote: > I have read that OPTION PAE in kernel would fix the problem but I have > also read that compiling FreeBSD AMD64 might be a better solutio

Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread Ivan Voras
fred wrote: > I have read that OPTION PAE in kernel would fix the problem but I have also > read that compiling FreeBSD AMD64 might be a better solution, any advices > before I break my current setup? Except if you have a strong reason to stick with the 32-bit kernel, use AMD64. signature.as

Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread Ivan Voras
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > fred writes: >> Hello all, >> >> I am trying to fix an issue with my dual xeon ibm server, it only detects >> 3GB or RAM but I have 4GB: > [...] > > I have seen this problem under Linux on IBM Intellistations (6225). > IBM pointed me to a tech document (the number of w

Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread lhecking
fred writes: > Hello all, > > I am trying to fix an issue with my dual xeon ibm server, it only detects > 3GB or RAM but I have 4GB: [...] I have seen this problem under Linux on IBM Intellistations (6225). IBM pointed me to a tech document (the number of which I do not remember) that says whe

Re: FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I have read that OPTION PAE in kernel would fix the problem but I have also read that compiling FreeBSD AMD64 might be a better solution, any advices before I break my current setup? simply use FreeBSD/amd64 i don't understand why you don't use 64-bit system on 64-bit hardware

FreeBSD-6.3 only detects 3GB of RAM

2008-03-27 Thread fred
Hello all, I am trying to fix an issue with my dual xeon ibm server, it only detects 3GB or RAM but I have 4GB: CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz (3000.13-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 Stepping = 1 Features=0xbfebfbff Features2=0x641d AMD Features=0x2000