fbsd2 wrote: > I tried what people said to do and I get different values that do not match > what the bios say. > Why is there so large a difference? > How can this be explained??? > > # /root >sysctl -a | grep -i memory > Virtual Memory: (Total: 2871K, Active 91444K) > Real Memory: (Total: 37324K Active 12756K) > Shared Virtual Memory: (Total: 15088K Active: 9864K) > Shared Real Memory: (Total: 3284K Active: 2700K) > Free Memory Pages: 20896K > > > # /root >dmesg | grep -i memory > real memory = 67108864 (64 MB) > avail memory = 56094720 (53 MB) > > bios show > base 640k > extended 64512k > cache 384k > total = 65536k > > > Though the answer from sysctl maybe somewhat confusing, the answer from dmesg is exactly what you get from BIOS: 64MB = 65536 K just like your bios reports.
As for the base / extended /cache distinction in the BIOS, these belong to the ancient "DOS" era and have nothing to do with modern operating systems. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
