On 04 Jul 2001 23:05:40 -0500, Matthew Garman wrote: > What kernel version are you running? It's been a long time since I've had > to pass the "mem=" parameter to my kernel. I think that was necessary in > the 2.0.x and younger kernels, but I don't think it's been an issue since > 2.2.x (but I'm just guessing :). > > If you have a later 2.2.x kernel, or a 2.4.x kernel, I don't think you > should need to pass the mem= statement.
I was surprised to discover I had to pass the mem= statement with an older Digital Prioris and 2.4.5 kernel to recognise over 64MB of RAM (I was wondering why the server was so sluggish). It may be more a problem with older hardware/BIOS combinations rather than just older kernels. Of course, adding append="mem=xxxM" to lilo.conf (where xxx is the amount of memory in megabytes) fixed the problem. Remember, if you edit lilo.conf rerun lilo before you reboot. Regards, Adam
