Re: Max memory supported by NetBSD 1.3.2 ?

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Subject: Re: Max memory supported by NetBSD 1.3.2 ?
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is%jocelyn.rhein.de@localhost>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 20:34:19 +0200

On Sun, Sep 27, 1998 at 12:18:19PM +0000, Gerard Cornu wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have installed NetBSD Amiga 1.3.2, works fine, but it seems 
> to recognize only 24 MB of RAM.
> 
> I have a CyberstormPPC 060-50/604e-233 with 128 MB of 60ns ram 
> on it, which are fully recognized by AmigaDos.
> 
> Anybody has got any idea?

Yes.

The limitation is built into 1.3.2 to prevent getting hit by a bug that creates
a panic with big kernel address spaces (for which there isn't any real fix
yet).

        -is

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