On 27 Jan 2006 06:40:10 -0800 "Mauricio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let me supply a little more info ... > > I'm running Sarge (kernel 2.4.27-2-386) with GNU GRUB v 0.95. > > The problem has gotten worse ... When I boot, Linux does not reduce the > available memory and hangs after the first few boot progress messages > are displayed. The last line displayed is "In idle task - not > syncing". > > Could anyone supply insight into this? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You might try supplying the amount of memory via kernel options. [quote] If one has more than 64MB of memory, e.g. 128MB, unless one executes mem=128M at the boot prompt or includes a similar append line in /etc/lilo.conf, old kernels and/or a motherboard with an old BIOS will not use memory beyond 64MB. [end quote] You can do similar with grub. Just go into edit mode by pressing 'e' and append 'mem=192' to the kernel. You can also try less, like 128,... HTH Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
