Re: memory

Trevor Johnson (trevor@jpj.net)
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 16:25:15 -0400 (EDT)

> How much RAM is linux supposed to be able to handle? I was trying to
> run 2.1.91 on a x86-box with 2GB RAM, and it crashed (rebooted)

I think you may need even a newer kernel than that. The ability to use
memory beyond 768 MB on a PC was added very recently. You also need to
set CONFIG_MAX_MEMSIZE when configuring.
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Trevor Johnson

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