In a message dated 3/14/00 3:10:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> On 03/14/00 02:47PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have the 2.2.14 kernal running, and can't see all of my ram: > > DIMM1: 128mb PC100 DIMM2: 32mb PC100 DIMM3: <EMPTY> > > I see 64 mb. The system bios detects 162 and change. > > (If of use: I have oboard 3D AGP graphics sharing 8mb main memory.) > > > > Help! > > > > (If adding something to /etc/lilo.conf will help, please show EXACT syntax > > > and position within the file) > > You can add a line to your lilo.conf file like so: > > append="mem=128M" > > I've always seen it before the sections describing the images to > boot. I don't know if it makes a difference, though. > > I'm not sure what's up with your BIOS. > Thanks, Here is what the problem was, and the solution. Your suggestion of 128mb worked, but other people would suggest 160 and 162 megs, which would cause a kernal panic: Total Ram: 160 + 2 and change extra reported by bios. ->Total Ram: 160M OnBoard 8mb AGP Graphics: 8M of Total Ram Thus, Availible RAM to linux: 152M When I tried 152M (append="mem=152M") it worked! However 153 would kernal panic, as would anything over. Anything under would work. Therefore, If you have X total RAM, and Y onboard Graphics memory, and only see a fraction of your total RAM, go into /etc/lilo.conf, and copy your default entry, paste it below, and add the line: append="mem=#M" where # = X - Y label it exper. type in "exper" at the lilo prompt. If everything boots ok, delete exper fro lilo.conf, and add the append line to your default. - Dan
