Re: Perform minimal RAM test at boot

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 22:22:32 +0100 (BST)


> Why can't we use something similar to check memory sizes? I have a thinkpad

That code isnt actually good enough in theory (tho practice may be different)
to detect missing ram.

> 770X with 192MB and 2.2.13 only reports 64MB. If I tell linux that it has
> 192MB then it will crash - I need to tell it 191MB (or rather, the amount
> that the machine displays on boot.

Your machine has 192Mb but the top 4K is probably real RAM used by the SMM
system bios code. A RAM test wont help you

Alan

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