>Based on what I understand of Intel x86 architecture, to address more >than 4GB of memory space, you have to use Intel's PAE feature. I >don't think the FreeBSD kernels are built with PAE enabled. This >might explain why the kernel states there's too many memory holes. > >I'd recommend either 1) disabling PAE (Physical Address Extensions) >in the BIOS if possible, or 2) removing some RAM from the system, >getting FreeBSD installed + upgraded to 6.2, building a kernel that >has PAE enabled and then putting the extra RAM back in. > >Any other administrators have tips/comments?
I have built a PAE kernel in FreeBSD (sorry forgetting to mention that). There are no options in the BIOS relating to PAE. I don't mind upgrading to 6.2, but unless I missed something obvious (I probably did), it doesn't seem like that is going to help here. Your suggestion about removing RAM is a good one, maybe its a bad chip or something, even... - Greg _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
