real memory falsely reports 8G, BIOS & avail memory reports 1G

[Julian H. Stacey]

> dmidecode --type memory # /usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode/
> shows this laptop not returning good output, just
> 	# dmidecode 2.10
> 	SMBIOS 2.3 present.
> 
> 	Wrong DMI structures count: 43 announced, only 23 decoded.

After cold reboot, though dmesg still weird:
    real memory  = 8572108800 (8175 MB)
    Physical memory chunk(s):
    0x0000000000001000 - 0x000000000009bfff, 634880 bytes (155 pages)
    0x0000000000f1a000 - 0x000000003e19ffff, 1026056192 bytes (250502 pages)
    avail memory = 1018191872 (971 MB)

dmidecode now gives more info (maybe new libs), but dmidecode
output still weird, some extracts below, full version at
	http://berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/laptops/novatech-8355/dmidecode/
I've asked Novatech about a new BIOS for this MiTAC laptop.

Handle 0x0013, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
	Use: System Memory
	Maximum Capacity: 256 MB
	Error Information Handle: 0x001A
	Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x0017, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0013
	Total Width: 64 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 2047 MB
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: DRAM Slot 0
	Bank Locator: Banks 0/1
	Type: DRAM
	Type Detail: EDO

Handle 0x0018, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0013
	Total Width: 64 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 2048 MB
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: DRAM Slot 1
	Bank Locator: Banks 2/3
	Type: DRAM
	Type Detail: EDO

Handle 0x0019, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0013
	Total Width: 64 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 4080 MB
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: Unknown
	Locator: DRAM Slot 2
	Bank Locator: Banks 4/5
	Type: DRAM
	Type Detail: EDO

Handle 0x001B, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000400003FF
	Range Size: 1048577 kB

Handle 0x001C, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x1FFFFFFFFFF
	Range Size: 2048 GB

Handle 0x001D, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x20000000000
	Ending Address: 0x3FFFFFFFFFF
	Range Size: 2048 GB

Handle 0x001E, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x3FBFFFFFFFF
	Range Size: 4080 GB

Cheers,
Julian
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