Intel se7230NH1-E, 6gb memory not working on FreeBSD 6.0

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday 27 September 2006 16:58, mailinglists at net-virtual.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am having a very hard time getting an Intel se7230NH1-E motherboard with
> 6gb of memory to work.  I keep getting two messages about "Too many holes
> in the physical address space, giving up".
> 
> I'm not sure what the BIOS is (it seems to be OEMed to Intel), but with
> the menu structure I'd have to throw a dart at AMI BIOS.
> 
> I've scanned the newsgroups/message boards for issues surrounding this and
> most suggest that there is a BIOS setting that can be tweaked to make
> things come together.  However, I just don't see any of those options -
> the only thing there with respect to memory involves memory timing.
> 
> Other posts have talked about unlocking "hidden menus" in the BIOS (I'll
> save my tirade on hiding BIOS menu options for another day - but whoever
> did this should be ashamed of yourself).  Alas, none of these have given
> me any luck.
> 
> So, with that in mind... Anyone have any ideas on how I can get this to
> recognize the 6gb of memory we have installed on the motherboard?
> 
> - Greg

RELENG_6 allows for more holes.  Please try that out.

-- 
John Baldwin