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From: Nick Jones
Subject: Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory
Date: Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:53 am

On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 at 22:55:59 +0800, Denise H. G. wrote:

You need to amend:

/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/amd64/machdep.c

And change the relevant line (1183 in the -current source I checked out
yesterday) so that it says:

int bigmem = 1;

Then recompile your kernel as per the FAQ, reboot, and cross your fingers.
Report your success (or failure) here.

-- 

-Nick
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Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Predrag Punosevac, (Sat Dec 11, 9:35 pm)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Martin Schröder, (Sun Dec 12, 4:51 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Denise H. G., (Sun Dec 12, 5:29 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Nick Jones, (Mon Dec 13, 6:26 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Denise H. G., (Mon Dec 13, 7:55 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Nick Jones, (Mon Dec 13, 9:53 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Jeff Ross, (Mon Dec 13, 11:45 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Denise H. G., (Tue Dec 14, 4:59 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Denise H. G., (Tue Dec 14, 5:03 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Tomas Bodzar, (Tue Dec 14, 5:32 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Denise H. G., (Tue Dec 14, 8:27 am)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Clint Pachl, (Tue Dec 14, 4:46 pm)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, roberth, (Tue Dec 14, 5:02 pm)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Clint Pachl, (Tue Dec 14, 5:19 pm)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, roberth, (Tue Dec 14, 7:07 pm)
Re: OpenBSD 4.8's bsd.mp doesn't detect 4GB Memory, Paolo Aglialoro, (Wed Dec 15, 3:06 am)