Subject: Re: 1.3.2 Installation Woes
To: None <port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Michael L. Hitch <mhitch@lightning.oscs.montana.edu>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/20/1998 14:02:04
On Jul 20, 12:24pm, "emanuel stiebler" wrote:
> I would never mix memory like this. At least i would check if you can boot
> with the one 32 MByte module. (is enough anyway). Then if you really want
> to use all memory you have, try 32,8,8,8,8,8....

  I'm very certain that last configuration will not currently work on
NetBSD.  If the memory decoding is done the same way as the 5000/200, the
8M modules will all be multiply-decoded in each 32M slot.  NetBSD is not
smart enough to detect this and size the memory accordingly.  [I have
verified this behavious on a 5000/200, but did not get a chance to test it
on a 5000/260 I had for a short while.]

Michael

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Michael L. Hitch			mhitch@montana.edu
Computer Consultant
Information Technology Center
Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	USA