This is the sort of thing that the e820 report is designed to handle. Linux
2.2 assumes that all "high" memory is in one continuous chunk from 1 meg -
EOM. I one of my home systems has 32M, and I was running with 15M for
months before noticing the problem. Turn the 15-16M hole off, and Linux 2.2
can see past it.
But it still won't see past the int-15/88 limit of 64M if your bios doesn't
support e801 reporting.
Nathan
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Zeaiter [mailto:daniel@academytiles.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 4:44 PM
To: Linux Developer; linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu; khim@sch57.msk.ru
Subject: Re: RAM Problem
I have found that there is a setting in my BIOS, that says something like
< 64 MB RAM
and the options are 1) OS2
2) NON OS2
When the setting is changed to NON OS2, my computer only recognises 14 MB of
RAM. But When OS2 is selected, the computer recognises all 192 MB (if I have
the mem=192M parameter appened).
Maybe this has something to do with the 14 mb problem?
Daniel.
-----Original Message-----
From: Linux Developer <vkslinuxkernel@hotmail.com>
To: daniel@academytiles.com.au <daniel@academytiles.com.au>;
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>;
khim@sch57.msk.ru <khim@sch57.msk.ru>
Date: Friday, 14 January 2000 8:37
Subject: Re: RAM Problem
>Well, we've got almost a dozen Dell-boxes in our office that have 128M, but
>kernels below, as far as I remember, 2.3.15 find only 14 megs (I am not
>quite sure why 14). *None* of the stable 2.2.x kernels work properly
>
>good luck,
>
>Vlad Krupin
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Daniel Zeaiter" <daniel@academytiles.com.au>
>>To: <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>, "Khimenko Victor"
>><khim@sch57.msk.ru>
>>Subject: Re: RAM Problem
>>Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:41:51 +1100
>>
>>I am not at my Linux box now but I will try what you said.
>>
>>However I don't see why my mboard wouldn't detect more than than 64 MB
>>RAM?!
>>I use an Aopen AX6BC Pro II (Millenium Edition :-) motherboard. Just
>>released a month ago. The BIOS mem test detects all the memory, and
Windows
>>98 sees all the memory. Do you have any further suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks for your help,
>>Daniel.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Khimenko Victor <khim@sch57.msk.ru>
>>To: daniel@academytiles.com.au <daniel@academytiles.com.au>;
>>linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
>>Date: Wednesday, 12 January 2000 14:21
>>Subject: Re: RAM Problem
>>
>>
>> >In <387B99D8.6EE26EDB@academytiles.com.au> Daniel Zeaiter
>>(daniel@academytiles.com.au) wrote:
>> >> Hi! I am using kernel 2.2.12 and RH 6.1.
>> >
>> >> My /proc/meminfo reports about 62.5 MB of physical RAM when I know
that
>> >> I have 192 MB. It is reporting the swap space correctly, however.
>> >
>> >> A snapshot of /proc/meminfo is attatched. Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >Use mem=191M command line parameter for LiLo (or any boot loader you are
>> >using). Your BIOS does not support functions needed to detect more then
>> >64MiB RAM...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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