On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:57:25 -0600, Ed Wilts wrote: >On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:41:36PM -0500, Chris Worth wrote: >> I've got a compaq Pentium Pro powered machine that I want to install RH 8.0 on. >> >> the problem is that linux seems to be detecting the memory incorrectly. the BIOS check >> gives the correct result. but RH's installer says "not enough memory" is >supposedly >> has 196MB ram. what gives? > >What does your BIOS tell you exactly for the memory size? Modern >systems do not have 196MB ram. They either have 96 or 192, or at least >multiples of 64. On a PPro, I'd expect you to be using 16 or 32MB (or >64 or 128 MB) SIMMs, but 196 is not a multiple of that. Do you really have >256MB with 60MB shared memory for video? >
it is 192, the 6 was a typo. my aged fat fingers are giving me troubles. > .../Ed > >p.s. Please wrap your lines at <80 characters. > >-- >Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
