Subject: Re: Can I tell netbsd (via a bootflag) how much Ram my DS5k has?
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
List: port-pmax
Date: 04/08/1999 10:12:48
> So if netbsd only detects contiguous memory could i put an 8 meg card in
> the duff slot, then tell NetBSD to *exculde* a reange of memory? That way,
> i can get 80 megs in use (by just excluding the 8 megs in slot 3). I lose
> ram that way, but at the same time gain ram from what i have now!!!
>
> Is that possible? Would it involve something more than a boot flag?

It would be unnecessary to specify 'boot arguments'.  I guess he will
implement an automagical detection.

Tohru Nishimura
Information Technology Centre
Nara Institute of Science and Technology