tweeter:
erm... you should be able to change it in mandrake setup
put the disk in the cd rom drive, boot the computer, load off the disc and
goto upgrade, go through the options til u come to memory, manually type it
in, i dunno if u've already tried this, but it is one way
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 22 October 2000 23:40
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] 2 serious mandrake problems.
Greg, I tried what you told me, and I still had no luck, it still tells me
that
I have 64mb ram.
Any other ideas?
Regards,
Tweeter
Greg Stewart wrote:
> I honestly don't know what to tell you about the sound problem. But, for
the
> memory issue:
>
> If you are using Lilo to boot, edit the /etc/lilo.conf file and insert as
> the very first line the following:
>
> append="mem=128M"
>
> if you are using Grub, Caroll wrote:
>
> "If you're using grub, become the superuser, call up an editor, and load
> /boot/grub/menu.lst. Just under the line
> title linux
> there is a line:
> kernel (hd1, 0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb5 (or something similar)
> change it to read:
> kernel (hd1, 0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb5 mem=128M
> Reboot and put that new chip to work. (Something I learned 2 weeks ago
> here.)
> Regards,
> -- carroll"
>
> --Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tweeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > >
> >
> > I have mandrake 7.1, I am running a Abit BP-6 mobo with dual celeron
550s
> and
> > an SB live card. and I cannot play any sound, because when I play an Mp3
> > through any program, the computer locks up. and I have no choice but to
> > restart. I had no problem with this issue in 7.0 What do I need to do to
> > correct this.
> >
> > My second problem is on the same machine, I have 128mb ram, and windows
> sees
> > it, bios sees it, but mandrake tells me I only have 64 mb. How can I fix
> this?
> > Thanks in advance.\
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tweeter
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
>
>
>
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