I had the same problem... solved with:
image=/boot/vmlinuz-enterprise
label=linux
root=/dev/hde5
initrd=/boot/initrd-enterprise.img
append=" hdc=ide-scsi devfs=mount mem=1024M"
read-only ^^^^^^^^^^
which loads the -enterprise version.
Pierre
Jose Luis Vazquez Gonzalez wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to understand what is the calculation that Linux makes to say
> how much memory does the system have as it is a lot less that the BIOS and
> Windows says. I have just upgraded to 1GB (2x256 +1x512) and this are the
> results:
>
> Win98 (only boots in failsafe mode, otherwise it reboots by itself)
> ->1024MB RAM
>
> W2000
> -> 1048.028KB RAM
>
> BIOS
> -> 1048576KB RAM (Memory test)
>
> Linux (it depens where you look)
> >From 896MB to 921MB
>
> I know 1 KB should be 1024 bytes , and 1MB should be 1024 x 1024, so 1GB is
> 1024³= 1073741824 = 1048576K (so the BIOS seems right).
>
> 1) Is linux detecting problems in my memory and discounting the 'bad memory'
> part? I haven't detected any error message.
> 2) How is the calculation being made?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Jose
>
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