To: None <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: R.C.Warner <rcw2@ukc.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 01/08/1997 15:37:45
>As others often also do, you're giving very little information so it's hard to
>help you.
Sorry - I expected it to be something simple...
>What does RiscBSD say while booting? Some info about swap is given there. You
>can view it later with dmesg.
Okay, I get:
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NetBSD 1.2A (VOYAGER) #4740: Sun Nov 17 01:53:35 GMT 1996
mark@voyager:/usr/src/sys/arch/arm32/compile/VOYAGER
screen: 1024 x 768 x 60
nkmemclusters=1536
real mem = 8388608 (2048 pages)
cpu_startup: bufsize=2097152
using 128 buffers containing 524288 bytes of memory
avail mem = 5623808 (1373 pages)
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: ARM710 rev 0 IDC enabled WB enabled LABT
[snip]
wd1 at wdc0 drive 1: <QUANTUM FIREBALL_TM2110A>
wd1: 2014MB, 4092 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sec
wd1: using 16-sector 16-bit pio transfers, lba addressing
[snip]
swap dev 1009 -> 38707200 bytes
spl0=ffffffff splsoft=fffffe7d splbio=00108409 splnet=00100000
spltty=00100000 splclock=00100000 splimp=00100000 splhigh=00000000
[snip]
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>How much swap did you allocate at installation?
30something Meg I think...
>How much RAM do you have?
Only 8+1Mb :(
>Which kernel and X server are you using?
4740 and Xarm27
I suspect that the problems are down to one of three things:
1. I've set it up wrong (most likely)
2. I've not got enough RAM
3. It doesn't like my hardware
Any ideas?
cheers,
--
Rob