Re: memory size detection problem on 2.3.16+ and 2.4.x

Hi, >> the bios will set the carry flag on the return from the call should >> there be an error. However, the BIOS on my PC doesnt do this- infact >> it seems to simply return from the call without changing any registers. > > Your BIOS is faulty. No new suprises. Hmm- not as wrong as I had

Re: memory size detection problem on 2.3.16+ and 2.4.x

> the bios will set the carry flag on the return from the call should > there be an error. However, the BIOS on my PC doesnt do this- infact > it seems to simply return from the call without changing any registers. Your BIOS is faulty. No new suprises. > meme801: > + xorl%edx, %edx

memory size detection problem on 2.3.16+ and 2.4.x

Hi, summary: e801 memory size detection call failure, but bios doesnt set carry flag on error and hence get an incorrect memory size. Since the 2.3.16 kernel, my PC has been unable to run any newer kernels (>2.3.16 or 2.4.x) without using the mem=64M command line parameter. This was when the ne