Subject: Re: Memory on a sparc 20
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: khaqq <khaqq@free.fr>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/23/2006 03:36:48
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:52:12 -0400 (EDT)
der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> wrote:
> > Subject: Memory on a sparc 20
>
> > Is there a function in NetBSD that will tell me the size of each
> > memory stick ?
>
> Not by default. It would be fairly easy to add something that returned
> the physical-memory list passed by the firmware, but AFAIK it's not
> there now.
>
> > It would be alot easier than removing them one at a time or removing
> > them to read the part number.
>
> There's no need to do that. Bring it down to the ok prompt, then
> "setenv diag-switch? true" and "reset". Before the banner you'll see a
> list of memory slots with the size of the memory found in each.
>
> The numbering is scrambled with respect to physical order; according to
> my notes - which may not match even my machine, never mind yours,
> though I *think* I got them right - the physical memory slots are laid
> out like this, where the numbers are as reported in the pre-banner
> memory layout table. (Note the two extra-width slots; this will allow
> you to orient the diagram correctly. These are the slots you have to
> use if you're adding VSIMMs for cg14 video.)
>
> -------- 0
> -------- 2
> -------- 5
> -------- 3
> -------- 6
> -------- 1
> ---- -------- 7
> ---- -------- 4
Looks like you're right :
http://www.sunshack.org/data/sh/2.1/infoserver.central/data/syshbk/Devices/System_Board/SYSBD_Station_20.html
Cheers
khaqq