RE: Qube2 Ram Question

Thanks for all of the great replies.

I tried the qube2 with just the new stick of RAM. Sure enough it doesn't boot with just that.

I have emailed the supplier, who is sending me out a new stick to try. Hopefully that works!

Thanks again all.

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Ruhl [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2011 11:07 PM
To: Kieran Jacobsen
Cc: Cobalt MIPS NetBSD ([email protected])
Subject: Re: Qube2 Ram Question

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:01 AM, Kieran Jacobsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> This might seem odd, but I know someone on this list will be able to help.
>
> I have a qube2 with 128mb of ram. I just purchased another 128mb from a reputable source, supposedly taken from and tested with a Qube2. When I install the ram in my Qube2, the system will not boot.
>
> I am sure I read that the qube2 can take 256mb of ram but can anyone confirm?
>
> I am guessing the memory is faulty, and will have to send it back.

Yeah, it will take 256 meg, this is mine:

NetBSD 5.1_STABLE (PCIDEVS.TAZ.APR27_2011) #0: Wed Apr 27 21:08:02 MST 2011
        root@foghorn:/usr/obj-cobalt/sys/arch/cobalt/compile/PCIDEVS.TAZ.APR27_2
011
Cobalt Qube 2
total memory = 256 MB
avail memory = 243 MB
timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
mainbus0 (root)
com0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1c800000 level 3: st16650a, working fifo
com0: console
cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x28a0) Rev. 10.0 with built-in FPU Rev. 10.0
cpu0: 32KB/32B 2-way set-associative L1 Instruction cache, 48 TLB entries
cpu0: 32KB/32B 2-way set-associative write-back L1 Data cache

Maybe you already know this, but you should try switching the sticks in their slots and trying only the new one, etc. Sometimes they just don't work well together.

Andy