PowerEdge 6850 Install
Bill Moran
wmoran at collaborativefusion.com
Thu Dec 14 10:37:24 PST 2006
In response to d.hill at yournetplus.com:
> I've got an issue with getting FreeBSD to recognize past
> four gigs of ram. The server we have has 12 gig. I am able
> to successfully recompile the kernel and get the four
> CPU's to show up that are installed in the server.
>
> I've taken and attempted to compile the PAE kernel file
> and every time the server attempts to boot to the default
> option on the standard boot menu, the server reboots
> itself. This is a continuous cycle.
One of the required drivers probably doesn't work right with PAE.
I don't know how well PAE is supported anymore, now that amd64
is stable.
> Can anyone direct me to what I need to do for having the
> server recognize all 12 gig? I've seen threads on using
> the ia64 install, however the install notes state it is
> for the Itanium and Itanium 2 CPU's. Attempting to boot
> from the first ISO CD doesn't do anything.
You want the amd64 version.
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Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
wmoran at collaborativefusion.com
Phone: 412-422-3463x4023
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