On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Jo Shields wrote:
address. 64-bit OSen don't have that limitation, but many BIOSes assume that there's only one OS on the market (32-bit XP) so keep the memory configuration with a hole at 4GiB.
I wish this were always true. I tried to get rid of the memory hole, but then my nice 64 bit Linux kernel would crash (or better get in an infinite loop) upon initialising the Yukon Gigabit Ethernet NIC (i.e. immediately after loading the sk98lin module). Actually, to be more specific, it locks up not when loading the driver, but the first time anything attempts to use the NIC, sending any traffic through it. The same kernel boots and works ok with the memory hole, therefore I decided I preferred to have a working computer with ~300Mb less than a locked up computer with 4Gb... Bye Giacomo -- _________________________________________________________________ Giacomo Mulas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAGLIARI Str. 54, Loc. Poggio dei Pini * 09012 Capoterra (CA) Tel. (OAC): +39 070 71180 248 Fax : +39 070 71180 222 Tel. (UNICA): +39 070 675 4916 _________________________________________________________________ "When the storms are raging around you, stay right where you are" (Freddy Mercury) _________________________________________________________________ -- Il messaggio e' stato analizzato alla ricerca di virus o contenuti pericolosi da MailScanner, ed e' risultato non infetto. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]