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From: merlin@mic.UUCP (Merlin Wilkerson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: microport 386 with > 8 megs RAM?   Help.
Keywords: kernel, trap
Message-ID: <214@mic.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jan 89 14:43:45 GMT
Organization: Micro Net, Dallas, TX
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    I would like to hear from someone running microport 386 
with greater than 8 megs of RAM.  

    We are using a Wedge Tech 386 with 10-1/2 megs RAM.  Neither
version 2.2L nor 3.0e will boot with more than 8 megs.  I had to go
under 8 to do the installation, modify the value of NBUF in kdef.h,
re-build the kernel, and re-install the memory.   

    Just after booting, I get a kernel trap type 0x02.  The same
kernel will boot fine with < 8megs installed.  QAPLUS diagnostics
ran repeated memory test for 36 hours with no errors.  I built
kernels with NBUF = 4000, 3000, 2000, 1000, 500, 100, 50.  All kernel
trap except 50.  The kernel with NBUF = 50 runs.  But 50k buffers
is really slow.

    So If you are running microport 386 with more than 8 megs RAM,  I
would really like to hear from you.

thanks,
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merlin          killer!mic!merlin          214-824-4947