Sorry I haven't kept up on this list. Please remember to cc: the kernel list on problem (like memory detection/setup) which are likely to be non-SMP. I do NOT recommend append="mem=384M". Many systems trim a little off the top, and if yours is one of them, chaos & madness await you. Use append="mem=383M" for safety. Unless you have built-in video or something, in which case you need to additionally take off that memory as well. The short answer is yes, this is a bios problem. 2.3.19 addressed it, we are still working on handling all contingencies. The detailed explanation is that there is a new memory reporting system, unknown to 2.2.x, that is part of ACPI, which is part of PC-99. Many bios manufacturers are disabling the old extended memory reporting, which 2.2.x does know, leaving us with only the ancient standard as the common element. It's limit is 64M. Disabling ACPI, which I believe is unsupported in 2.2.x generally, might enable the old extended memory reporting on some systems. Nathan Zook > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew J. Pavlis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:28 AM > To: Richard Torkar > Subject: Re: [Fwd: MTRR? Less Memory???] > > > You know, a better mirror is in Europe. I got "stalled" when > trying to > download from that site, but when I used a European (me > thinks Germany, > hence .de) mirror, it downloaded flawlessly. > > Didn't notice the QQ2, but then, that could be what I have > ;-) It works, > that's all i care about. The LP was stable, but according to > the upgrade > for NJ, LP didn't support 40GB hard-drives. SO.......upgrade when > necessary! > > Everything is working well now, on the last step (after > figuring out that > the How-To didn't tell me everything......it suggests monkeying with > fstab so it will boot, however, when I removed the drive, it was a bad > idea......will add clear, precise instructions on http://unix.mine.nu > within the week). Kudos to those who helped me out. I think > the hardest > part was that craptastic Abit NJ bios. Must have a problem > with memory > > 256 MB.........or something. > > -Andy > > Richard Torkar wrote: > > > AFAIK the latest bios is the QQ2 bios for BP6. > > > > Check their ftp: > > ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/beta/bp6/bios > > *Me* thinks that it is the right ftp adress... > > > > /Richard > > --- > > 1024D/E09C3CD1 1999-10-28 Richard Torkar (LINUX) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Key fingerprint = EFCB 8ECD FA90 4B05 E1E9 8D40 12B6 CD63 E09C 3CD1 > > > > On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Andrew J. Pavlis wrote: > > > > > Forgot to reply all..............DOH!!! > > > > > - Linux SMP list: FIRST see FAQ at http://www.irisa.fr/prive/dmentre/smp-howto/ To Unsubscribe: send "unsubscribe linux-smp" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
