Re: nknbi-linux --append

[kimo_sabe@atdot.org]

On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 05:38:24PM +0100, Christian Schlichting wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> After swapping mainboards i have the problem that the kernel isn't
> recognizing the correct amount of memory. Looking into  the manual
> I found the option "-a STRING". So I created a new netbootable
> image with
> 
>   mknbi-linux -a "mem=128M" ...
> 
> That image boots but still recognizes only 64MB. It would be nice
> if anybody could give me a hint.
  Current Linux kernels can autodetect memory past 64M, unless, of course
there is something in the way. Like the 16M memory hole, or maybe an AGP
aperture at 64M? Check through that bios for such suspicious memory
anomilies.
  - Nick Lopez
    kimo_sabe@atdot.orrg
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