On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:47:56 +0800 wu zhangjin <wuzhang...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does 4GB work on FL6004 with that patch? just want to get more
> information about that patch and then determine if apply it or revisit
> and apply it.
Unfortunately I do not have the 4GB stick anymore, as I returned it.
The problems with that stick started even before the kernel (EXTREME slowness
including during the period before PMON menu even shows up), the problems while
trying to boot the kernel were more serious ("IRQ14 nobody cared", repeating
"unable to handle kernel paging request" panics), and I couldn't get it to
boot even by limiting RAM in PMON.
So I guess that even if a 4GB stick can be made to work, it would require not
only this patch, but also changes in PMON.
However as I understood the patch expands the possible DMA area from 1GB to 2GB
-- so is there be anything harmful in making that 4GB right away, just in case
(maybe someone will also want to test a 4GB stick in future)? I think I will
try that out right now.
--
With respect,
Roman
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