Re: Memory detection
david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
30 Mar 1998 11:56:51 -0800
In article <linux.kernel.199803301833.NAA13733@viking.sheridanc.on.ca>,
Rob Naccarato <rob.naccarato@sheridanc.on.ca> wrote:
>
>I am currently running 2.0.33 and I found that when I have a PC
>with over 64MB or so of memory, that I have to pass an option
>to the kernel from LILO to tell the kernel that I actually
>have 128MB of memory in the PC.
>
>Why must this declaration take place and are there any plans
>to enable the kernel to detect large amounts of memory on it's own?
Unless you're an EISA Compaq machine (like the proliant 2500R I've
got rotting away in a storeroom), This Has Been Dealt With.
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david parsons \bi/ If you're an EISA Compaq machine, well, mem= makes
\/ a good kludge.
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