Any way to tell what the RAM configuration is?
Vince Hoffman
jhary at unsane.co.uk
Wed Dec 6 11:57:39 PST 2006
patrick wrote:
> I'm wondering if there's any way in FreeBSD (4.x on i386) to tell what
> the RAM configuration in the system is? ie. Can it show me if I have
> four 256MB modules versus two 512MB's? Obviously it would be possible
> to just open up the computer and see for my self, I'm hoping I can
> save myself a trip and wrecking an uptime of 670 days. :)
I think
http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-questions_2005/msg18034.html
has an answer you can use.
(basicly try usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode) this dumps the bios info in a
readable form, just look for the memory module information. worked for me
Handle 0x0007, DMI type 5, 20 bytes
Memory Controller Information
Error Detecting Method: None
Error Correcting Capabilities:
None
Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB
Maximum Total Memory Size: 8192 MB
Supported Speeds:
70 ns
60 ns
50 ns
Supported Memory Types:
DIMM
SDRAM
Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V
Associated Memory Slots: 2
0x0008
0x0009
Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
None
Handle 0x0008, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM0
Bank Connections: 0 1
Current Speed: 75 ns
Type: DIMM
Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM1
Bank Connections: 2 3
Current Speed: 75 ns
Type: DIMM
Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
>
> Thanks,
>
> Patrick
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