RE: Possible memory detection problem on 2.2.14

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This behavior is entirely consistent with my previous reply. The new
version of the bios probably dropped E801 reporting.

Nathan

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Hall [mailto:brianw.hall@compaq.com]
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:21 AM
To: Aaron Longfield; linux-abit@geek.net
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: RE: Possible memory detection problem on 2.2.14

I don't believe this is a kernel problem. I had a similar experience with
the
2.2.13 kernel when I flashed my Abit BH6 v1.1 BIOS to the latest image.
After
eliminating the other possiblities (I had added more RAM at the same time),
I
flashed back to the original image and all the RAM was detected
automatically
again. I am a little mystified as to the mechanism, but I was sufficiently
careful in my troubleshooting to believe the BIOS is the problem, and your
note
confirms this.

I'd recommend you send a note to Abit telling them to undo whatever change
they've made to RAM detection/initialization for all their most recent
BIOSes.

On 13-Jan-2000 Aaron Longfield wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I upgraded to 2.2.14 and the kernel doesn't find all my memory anymore.
> I have 128M on an Abit BX6r2 motherboard using the latest BIOS (bxrnw).
> The BIOS reports the full 128M, but Linux only finds 64M. If I pass the
> kernel "mem=128M" it gets all my RAM though. My kernel config is
> attached. Everything was fine on 2.2.13, and other boxes I have on 2.2.14
> all the memory is found (also 128M machines, different motherboards
> though).
>
> -Aaron Longfield
> aaron@technologist.com
>

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