Re: memory the bios reads but linux doesn't?
david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.c.h.i.i.l.u.s)
18 Apr 1997 02:11:40 -0700
In article <linux.kernel.9704171559.AA13708@devcom1.sdsp.mc.xerox.com>,
Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com> wrote:
>
>I upgraded ram on a machine (went from 16 to 24 mbyte).
>This is an older compaq 486 DX2/50 presario.
>
>In linux it sees 16 Mbyte, in windows 95 it sees 24 Mbyte...
>The bios checks all 24 Mbyte.
>
>I had to boot with
> mem=24M
>for it to see the memory...
>
>Why? How can I make this easier?
Which kernel are you working with? I've written a patch that's in
the newer 2.1.x kernels that should deal with this, and I'd be
interested about cases where it doesn't work.
-david parsons