* ktb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010203 17:48]: > On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 03:28:38PM -0800, Cameron Matheson wrote: > > Hey, > > > > After installing potato, I added: > > append="mem=256M"
> > to my lilo.conf, but when I tried to boot, my kernel panicked, > > which had never happened before (even though that's the same line > > I've used in the past). I tried decreasing the amount of ram in > > the append line, but to no avail. When I comment the line out, > > everything's fine. I don't understand why it used to work, and now > > it doesn't. > That is strange. The only thing I can thing of is you forgot to run > lilo after one of the changes. You should be able to at least use - > append="mem=255M" I think your way is the key... you should specify about 1mb less than you actually have. Again, with "modern" kernels, higher than 2.0.36 and a relatively modern motherboard/bios, this "append" statement is no longer needed. Regards Hall
