Subject: Re: which port to install (amd opteron dual core)
To: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org>
From: Jukka Marin <jmarin@embedtronics.fi>
List: port-amd64
Date: 07/20/2006 11:18:11
On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 09:14:04AM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> 	I have a couple of 4GB amd64 boxes running NetBSD/i386, and while
> 	you do not get all of the 4GB, you do get most of it:
> 
> 		total memory = 3967 MB
> 		avail memory = 3875 MB

Thanks.  If I can't get the linux emulation going under amd64, I'll
downgrade to i386 port..

> 	note, if you set your BIOS values 'unhelpfully' you can end up
> 	with quite a bit less - identical hardware can give:
> 
> 		total memory = 3583 MB
> 	        avail memory = 3499 MB

What kind of BIOS options should I take a look at?

  -jm