On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Andrei A. Dergatchev wrote: > > > Jay Estabrook wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 12:28:28AM -0800, sousa jack wrote: > > > > > > I'm having a strange problem while installing Debian > > > 2.2 that doesn't appear in DU 4.0e on a DEC PWS500au > > > Miata... > > > > > > My question: does the Linux kernel (on the Debian 2.2 > > > boot disks) have trouble addressing large amounts of > > > RAM? Or is my new memory possibly defective? Has > > > anyone encountered this before? > > > > There was a problem a while ago, with PYXIS support (MIATA/LX/SX) > > being limited to 1GB of RAM. Not a problem on LX/SX, since they have > > only 4 DIMM slots, > > Hmm, as an owner of the SX I wouldn't say so :-( > 512MB dimms are frequently used even on lowly pentiums these days. > Not being able to use them in my Alpha which is connected to currently > only 144GB but growing storage is a real setback for me.
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here..but still the SX is limited to 1Gig. I do not think that's a function of the fact that only 256MB DIMMs were available when the docs were written, I think it's a limitation of the chipset. Also keep in mind that possibly the pentiums of today can use 512MB Dimms, but the SX is several years olf. --rdp -- Rich Payne [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.alphalinux.org
