Re: kernel (64bit) 4GB memory support

From: Andrew Walrond
Date: Sat Dec 11 2004 - 06:24:38 EST


On Saturday 11 Dec 2004 10:13, Rudolf Usselmann wrote:
>
> Yes, but it is currently broken (kernel panics). I wonder
> if anybody knew which kernel does work for 64 bit and >4GB
> of memory. I'm sure there must be people out there with
> similar configurations to mine ....
>

There are, but most I've had discussions with on LKML and x86-4 ML are running
recent 2.6 series kernels (successfully).

Best advice is

1) Upgrade your bios to latest. Bios problems seem to account for most >4Gb
mem problems on x86_64. Pay careful attention to bios memory settings also.

2) Report problems using lastest 2.4 kernel here for help

If you can use 2.6 kernel, you're likely to get more help. 2.4 is in
maintenance mode. Most people here will be running/developing 2.6

Andrew Walrond
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