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From: Rob Miracle <rwm@Apollo.Tansoft.COM>
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Subject: Setting memory to 256M in config file causes panic
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>Number:         2285
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       Setting memory to 256M in config file causes panic
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          closed
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Dec 26 10:00:01 PST 1996
>Closed-Date:    Wed Feb 19 22:21:39 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:  Wed Feb 19 22:24:48 PST 1997
>Originator:     Rob Miracle
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-BETA_A i386
>Organization:
Tantalus Inc.
>Environment:

    SAG Pentium Pro 200MHZ Dual Intel Processors
    256M RAM
    Adaptec 2924 SCSI Host Adapter
    2GB Hard drive
    SMC Ethernet Adapter (e0)

>Description:

    If I define:

        options "MAXMEM=262144"

in /sys/i386/conf/MACHINE, config MACHINE, and rebuild the Kernel,
and install the kernel, after it reboots, I get a panic before all the
devices check saying that the max memory size is too large.

>How-To-Repeat:

	See Above

>Fix:
	
        Unknown

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: mpp 
State-Changed-When: Wed Feb 19 22:21:39 PST 1997 
State-Changed-Why:  
I've tried to contact the originator a couple of times, 
but all mail bounces.  I know that wcarchive has more than 256MB 
memory, so I think that is not the real problem, but being 
unable to contact the orginator leaves me no choice 
but to close this PR. 

If anyone else out there is having panic problems with machines 
with 265MB of memory, let me know, or better yet, file 
a new PR with as much info as you can provide :-). 
>Unformatted:
