[ILUG] linux does not detect all my ram

[Baldwin_James at emc.com]

Yeah,

Most on-board Video motherboards nowadays will use system memory.
E.G. Intel i740 graphics chip on the 810i +815i all can dedicate up to 4mb
of System Memory for Video Buffer/memory.
So, if ya are gonna use explicit Memory settings, be very careful!!!  Always
keep a safety net...

One way is to take out the new 64mb Dimm and run a 'top' or something to see
how much memory you have for starters.  Then guage from there.

Erm, funny about the memory being detected in Windopes and not Linux... You
got anything set wierd in the BIOS?  Check to ensure that yer got the 16mb
OS/2 memory Hole and the REPORT >64mb RAM for OS/2 disabled in advanced
settings :)

Only other thing if that fails...are the chips the same? both non-partity or
partity?  Can you swap the 2x64's for 1 x128? (better for upgrades later)

Maybe upgrade the kernel (2.4.3 maybe) (for fun!) and if not {F/CH}**K it
out of the glass part of the wall in yer house!

James.




-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen_Reilly at dell.com [mailto:Stephen_Reilly at dell.com]
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 12:26 PM
To: conor.daly at met.ie; ilug at linux.ie
Subject: RE: [ILUG] linux does not detect all my ram


>> append="MEM=128M"
              ^^^
>Be careful there, something somewhere says to leave 1Mb out of the number
>above.  Not sure why but it gave me kernel panics with mem=128M but was
>quite happy with "mem=127M".  

shared video ram ?

steve

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