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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: physmem config for 16mb DECstation 3100
Message-ID: <7472@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 89 23:02:57 GMT
References: <5576@muvms1.bitnet>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <5576@muvms1.bitnet> mcguffey@muvms1.bitnet (Michael McGuffey) writes:
> I have a DECstation 3100 config question:
> 
> In the config file, the physmem definition is set at 8, but we have
> a 16MB machine.  Is this correct?  Unfortunately, the Configuration
> File Maintenance docs skip the physmem description but describe 
> everything else.

No, since physmem defines the maximum amount of memory that the kernel
tables are prepared to support.  With this definition of physmem, you
should only get the use of 8M, and this should show up in the boot-time
memory configuration/memory available messages.

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