merlin@mic.UUCP (Merlin Wilkerson) (01/23/89)
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 214-824-4947lester@ka3adu.UUCP (lester) (01/25/89)
In article <214@mic.UUCP>, merlin@mic.UUCP (Merlin Wilkerson) writes: > > I would like to hear from someone running microport 386 > with greater than 8 megs of RAM. > I had the same problem when I put my Compaq up to 16 Megs. And on a friday nite at 5:00 I was ticked, but Uport came thru and told me to /etc/patch /unix Nbuf 1024 This will patch the kernel to buffer size of 1meg. You may want to play with that figure. Bob -- Bob Lester KA3ADU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!ka3adu!lester 6330 Somerset St. | Packet: KA3ADU @ AK3P Harrisburg, PA 17111 | Voice: (717) 561-0205
betel@swivax.UUCP (Michiel Betel) (01/27/89)
>I had the same problem when I put my Compaq up to 16 Megs. >And on a friday nite at 5:00 I was ticked, but Uport came thru and told me to > >/etc/patch /unix Nbuf 1024 > >This will patch the kernel to buffer size of 1meg. You may want to play with >that figure. > AHA, so that does the job, I just tried adding 2 Mb of 16 bits RAM to my 8 Mb Compaq and got the no-booting problem. Called uPort UK, they told me 16 & 32 bit memory don't mix well, which I found strange but well if they wrote the driver to /dev/mem they should know shouldn't they.... Well, the patch works with 16 bits memory too, a pity I found out so late, I just ordered a 4 Meg compaq expamsion module. Michiel