Re: Linux RAM Problem

["Richard H. Fifarek" <rfifarek@som.siu.edu>]

	Nope.  The new kernels SHOULD handle memory higher than 64.  I
would download 2.2.12, compile it for your hardware and install it (don't
delete the old kernel just yet). If that fixes it, just go on about life
as normal.  IF it doesn't, then add the line
 
	append="mem=128M" 
	
	in /etc/lilo.conf, and run lilo.  That'll make it recognize the
memory everytime that you boot up. 

On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Tom wrote:

> 
> Well, that fixed it.....   so all i have to do is add that line in the
> kernel?
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Richard H. Fifarek wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 	Hmm... when booting up, try typing linux mem=128M at the LILO
> > prompt.  IF that fixes it, then I would suggest recompling a new kernel
> > from scratch and installing it over the default kernel from Mandrake.
> > 
> > On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Tom wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I am running Linux Mandrake 6.0
> > > Originally I was running it on a Standard Pentium 200 MMX with 96 megs of
> > > RAM, and it recognized all of my RAM without any troubles.
> > > 
> > > I just upgraded my machine to a PII 400 with 64 MB of PC100 RAM, using a
> > > Super Micro Mainboard. I reinstalled Linux as some problems had resulted
> > > after the upgrade.
> > > Once it was all installed and back to normal, Linux was reporting that
> > > I had 63 MB of RAM with the original 64.. after installing this new 64 MB
> > > chip, it said I had 65 MB of RAM instead of 128. 
> > > When I boot into windows, windows recognizes it as being 128 MB of RAM, as
> > > does the BIOS, and no problems or errors are reported.
> > > 
> > > I even tried other RAM chips thinking maybe something was wrong with this
> > > RAM, but still had the same result.
> > > 
> > > The Motherboard is said to be FUlly Linux Compliant, and works well, with
> > > the
> > > exception of the RAM problem.
> > > 
> > > Any help would be much appreciated!
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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