On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 1:36 AM, Bela Valek <bvalek2@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2010/3/12 erik quanstrom <quanstro@labs.coraid.com>:
> >> How do other operating systems detect the available RAM? Could Plan 9
> >> use the same method?
> >
> > plan 9 uses the same methods for detecting ram
> > everyone else does.  perhaps we trust bios too much,
> > but 8mb isn't impossible, either.
> >
> > try
> >        a *noe820scan=1
> > at the 9load menu prompt.
> >
> > - erik
> >
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> I tried it and didnt work, I got the same output. Maybe its time to
> trust BIOS less... :(
>


I had this error on VMWare recently.  The solution was to disable Venti and
just use fossil.  Venti is of questionable value when I'm already
snapshotting my host's filesystem anyway.

I think the real correct answer is to set Venti up with the correct
parameters by hand before restarting.  I didn't try that though.

Dave

>
> Greetings: Bela
>
>