>> Well lo and behold, the boot process seems to ignore the physmem
>> setting in /etc/system.
>>
>
> I assume the reason your physmem setting in /etc/system was not honored
> because of
> the following code in param_check().
>
> #if defined(__x86)
> if (physmem != original_physmem) {
> cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "physmem cannot be modified to 0x%lx"
> " via /etc/system. Please use eeprom(1M) instead.",
> physmem);
> physmem = original_physmem;
> }
> #endif
>
ahhh . .well then :
r...@aequitas:/root# eeprom physmem=65536
r...@aequitas:/root# eeprom
ata-dma-enabled=1
atapi-cd-dma-enabled=1
ttyb-rts-dtr-off=false
ttyb-ignore-cd=true
ttya-rts-dtr-off=false
ttya-ignore-cd=true
ttyb-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
ttya-mode=9600,8,n,1,-
lba-access-ok=1
bootpath=/p...@0,0/pci-...@f,1/i...@0/c...@0,0:a
keyboard-layout=US-English
console=text
physmem=65536
let's reboot ....
r...@aequitas:/root# shutdown -g0 -y -i6
Shutdown started. Fri Jun 25 00:18:31 GMT 2010
Changing to init state 6 - please wait
Broadcast Message from root (pts/1) on aequitas Fri Jun 25 00:18:31...
THE SYSTEM aequitas IS BEING SHUT DOWN NOW ! ! !
Log off now or risk your files being damaged
showmount: aequitas: RPC: Program not registered
updating //platform/i86pc/boot_archive
updating //platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive
.
.
.
r...@aequitas:/root# prtconf -v | grep Memory
Memory size: 959 Megabytes
r...@aequitas:/root# mdb -k
mdb: failed to open /dev/ksyms: Not enough space
So I guess that worked :-\
Dennis
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