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