Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Stefano Pogliani]

Many thanks to you all.
/stefano

Vox wrote:


This time Stefano Pogliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
becomes daring and writes:

 

I am planning to do this for the standard MDK 9.0.
I was waiting to install till I would have received the additional
memory, but i is going to be delayed so I prefer to start installing
right now.
   


 You usually don't need to do anything. Just stick the RAM in and
 it'll find it. Once you boot with the new RAM, do "free -m" and see
 if it found it. If it did (most probably) cool...if it didn't, edit
 your lilo.conf and find the append line. If there's none, just add
 this anywhere before the first image section:

 append="mem=511"

 (always RAM -1 meg...some vidcards need that 1meg free to do voodoo
 and you can get in trouble if you don't free it). If you do have an
 append line already, just add the mem=511 somewhere between the ""
 order doesn't matter in there.

 Vox

 





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Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Vox]

This time Stefano Pogliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
becomes daring and writes:

> I am planning to do this for the standard MDK 9.0.
> I was waiting to install till I would have received the additional
> memory, but i is going to be delayed so I prefer to start installing
> right now.

  You usually don't need to do anything. Just stick the RAM in and
  it'll find it. Once you boot with the new RAM, do "free -m" and see
  if it found it. If it did (most probably) cool...if it didn't, edit
  your lilo.conf and find the append line. If there's none, just add
  this anywhere before the first image section:

  append="mem=511"

  (always RAM -1 meg...some vidcards need that 1meg free to do voodoo
  and you can get in trouble if you don't free it). If you do have an
  append line already, just add the mem=511 somewhere between the ""
  order doesn't matter in there.

  Vox

-- 
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of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_
technology than everyone else.   -- Donald B. Marti Jr.



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Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Stefano Pogliani]

I am planning to do this for the standard MDK 9.0.
I was waiting to install till I would have received the additional 
memory, but i is going to be delayed so I prefer to start installing 
right now.
/stefano

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Stefano Pogliani wrote:

 

Should I modify some parameter in my MDK installation if, after having 
installed it, I add more memory (from 256 to 512) ?
   


What kernel version are you running? There's an off chance you might
need to add some swap space, but it's not absolutely necessary depending
on the kernel version.
 

Thanks a lot indeed. Best regards
/stefano

   



 



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Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[kwan]

On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Stefano Pogliani wrote:

> Should I modify some parameter in my MDK installation if, after having 
> installed it, I add more memory (from 256 to 512) ?

What kernel version are you running? There's an off chance you might
need to add some swap space, but it's not absolutely necessary depending
on the kernel version.
> 
> Thanks a lot indeed. Best regards
> /stefano
> 



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Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[JM5379]

the new memory should be recognized upon reboot; you shouldn't
have to do anything at all.


--- Original Message ---
From: Stefano Pogliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [expert] Memory upgrade

>Should I modify some parameter in my MDK installation if, after
having 
>installed it, I add more memory (from 256 to 512) ?
>
>Thanks a lot indeed. Best regards
>/stefano




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RE: [expert] Memory upgrade

[fred . deklein]

Hello all, again thanks for the amount of replies.
Finally managed to get it going by creating a new entry in the lilo.conf,
labelled it 191, and put the "new" append line in.
It is now happily using the amount of memory it should use, so me is now a
happy chappy.

Thanks again for all the replies.

Regards
 
Fred de Klein
 
tel: 01908 656106 (w)
  0780 8254445(mob)
http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it> 


-Original Message-
From: Trevor Farrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 21 March 2000 14:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade


"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> > Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the
append
> > worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf,
I
> > tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo,
but
> > when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> > Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> > append statement, no such luck.
> > After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> > problems. Again, no such luck.
> >
> > Any ideas???
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Fred de Klein
> >
>
> Fred,
>
> What does your append line look like for the machine that does NOT work?
If
> memory serves me it should be something like this:
>
> append="mem=191M","something_else=this"
>
> You'll need to check the archives or a man page for the exact punctuation
but
> it should be enough to get you started.
>
> --
> Joseph S. Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Co.,  Cleveland, OH
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Linux is like a wigwam...
> No windows, no gates.
> Apache inside
>
> Registered linux user #1696600
> ICQ #63389227

My lilo.conf has a line like

append="mem=191M otheroption=this"

and it works fine.

Dumb question, did you run lilo after copying the conf file???

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Tom Berkley]

Use this append in your /etc/lilo.conf VERBATIM:

append="mem=192M"

always double quotes in lilo.conf

Tom

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> append statement, no such luck.
> After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> problems. Again, no such luck.
> 
> Any ideas???
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it>
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Tom Berkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 20 March 2000 14:32
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade
> 
> in /etc/lilo.conf add the following line
> 
> append="mem=192M"
> 
> Tom
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to
> my
> > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake
> automatically,
> > however no such luck.
> > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> >
> > Your help much appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Fred de Klein
> >
> > tel: 01908 656106 (w)
> >   0780 8254445(mob)
> > http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it>

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Joseph S. Gardner]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Joseph,
> if my memory serves me correct it is:
> append="hdc=scsi-ide","mem191M"
> But I did try the append Memory on its own as well.
> I'll just try experimenting a little bit more tonight.
>
> Regards
>
> Fred de Klein
>
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Joseph S. Gardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 21 March 2000 12:52
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> > Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> > worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> > tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> > when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> > Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> > append statement, no such luck.
> > After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> > problems. Again, no such luck.
> >
> > Any ideas???
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Fred de Klein
> >
>
>

Fred,

I've been told it should look more like this

append="mem=191M hdc=scsi-ide"

with only a space separating the 191M  and the hdc=

but check your man pages to be certain also be certain to make your changes as
root and close the file from your editor (this burned me for about a week -
tried to save me some time when trying different options) and rerun lilo.

caio,
--
Joseph S. Gardner
Senior Designer / Technical Support
Kirby Co.,  Cleveland, OH
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Linux is like a wigwam...
No windows, no gates.
Apache inside

Registered linux user #1696600
ICQ #63389227

RE: [expert] Memory upgrade

[fred . deklein]

Joseph,
if my memory serves me correct it is:
append="hdc=scsi-ide","mem191M"
But I did try the append Memory on its own as well.
I'll just try experimenting a little bit more tonight.

Regards
 
Fred de Klein
 
tel: 01908 656106 (w)
  0780 8254445(mob)
http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it> 


-Original Message-
From: Joseph S. Gardner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 21 March 2000 12:52
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello all,
> thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> append statement, no such luck.
> After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> problems. Again, no such luck.
>
> Any ideas???
>
> Regards
>
> Fred de Klein
>

Fred,

What does your append line look like for the machine that does NOT work?  If
memory serves me it should be something like this:

append="mem=191M","something_else=this"

You'll need to check the archives or a man page for the exact punctuation
but
it should be enough to get you started.


--
Joseph S. Gardner
Senior Designer / Technical Support
Kirby Co.,  Cleveland, OH
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Linux is like a wigwam...
No windows, no gates.
Apache inside

Registered linux user #1696600
ICQ #63389227

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Tom Berkley]

Read the documentation. Here is the proper way to use append. Works
every time.

append="option1,option2,.."

each option is separated by commas and if you have multiple arguments in
an option use spaces to delimit them.

Tom

"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> > Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> > worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> > tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> > when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> > Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> > append statement, no such luck.
> > After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> > problems. Again, no such luck.
> >
> > Any ideas???
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Fred de Klein
> >
> 
> Fred,
> 
> What does your append line look like for the machine that does NOT work?  If
> memory serves me it should be something like this:
> 
> append="mem=191M","something_else=this"
> 
> You'll need to check the archives or a man page for the exact punctuation but
> it should be enough to get you started.
> 
> --
> Joseph S. Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Co.,  Cleveland, OH
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Linux is like a wigwam...
> No windows, no gates.
> Apache inside
> 
> Registered linux user #1696600
> ICQ #63389227

RE: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> Hello all,
> thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> append statement, no such luck.
> After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> problems. Again, no such luck.
> 
> Any ideas???
> 
Try upgrading the bios. That's reported to work in a lot of
SMP machines which have this problem.
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Trevor Farrell]

"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> > Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> > worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> > tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> > when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> > Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> > append statement, no such luck.
> > After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> > problems. Again, no such luck.
> >
> > Any ideas???
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Fred de Klein
> >
>
> Fred,
>
> What does your append line look like for the machine that does NOT work?  If
> memory serves me it should be something like this:
>
> append="mem=191M","something_else=this"
>
> You'll need to check the archives or a man page for the exact punctuation but
> it should be enough to get you started.
>
> --
> Joseph S. Gardner
> Senior Designer / Technical Support
> Kirby Co.,  Cleveland, OH
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Linux is like a wigwam...
> No windows, no gates.
> Apache inside
>
> Registered linux user #1696600
> ICQ #63389227

My lilo.conf has a line like

append="mem=191M otheroption=this"

and it works fine.

Dumb question, did you run lilo after copying the conf file???

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Joseph S. Gardner]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello all,
> thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> append statement, no such luck.
> After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> problems. Again, no such luck.
>
> Any ideas???
>
> Regards
>
> Fred de Klein
>

Fred,

What does your append line look like for the machine that does NOT work?  If
memory serves me it should be something like this:

append="mem=191M","something_else=this"

You'll need to check the archives or a man page for the exact punctuation but
it should be enough to get you started.


--
Joseph S. Gardner
Senior Designer / Technical Support
Kirby Co.,  Cleveland, OH
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Linux is like a wigwam...
No windows, no gates.
Apache inside

Registered linux user #1696600
ICQ #63389227

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Brenner Stefan]

Has the second box also 192M Have you activated OS/2 in the BIOS With this 
"feature" activated Linux will never see more 
than 64MB. Try telling Linux that it has 192MB at the Lilo-Prompt by typing:

LILO:  (default in Mandrake7.02 is vmlinuz) mem=192M

and see what happens. If this doesn´t help, I would test the RAM in the Machine where 
the append in lilo.conf works.

Stefan

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
> Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
> worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
> tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
> when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
> Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
> append statement, no such luck.
> After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
> problems. Again, no such luck.
> 
> Any ideas???
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it>
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Tom Berkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 20 March 2000 14:32
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade
> 
> in /etc/lilo.conf add the following line
> 
> append="mem=192M"
> 
> Tom
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to
> my
> > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake
> automatically,
> > however no such luck.
> > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> >
> > Your help much appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Fred de Klein
> >
> > tel: 01908 656106 (w)
> >   0780 8254445(mob)
> > http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it>

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RE: [expert] Memory upgrade

[fred . deklein]

Hello all,
thanks for the overwhelming amounts of replies.
Now the funny thing is that I have 2 boxes both LM7.02, on one the append
worked, on the other box, there was already an append in the lilo.conf, I
tried to add the mem=191M, and it accepted that when I ran /sbin/lilo, but
when I looked at the amount of Memory, no such luck.
Then took out the append statement that already existed, included my own
append statement, no such luck.
After that copied the lilo.conf from the other box to the one with the
problems. Again, no such luck.

Any ideas???

Regards
 
Fred de Klein
 
tel: 01908 656106 (w)
  0780 8254445(mob)
http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it> 


-Original Message-
From: Tom Berkley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 20 March 2000 14:32
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade


in /etc/lilo.conf add the following line

append="mem=192M"

Tom

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to
my
> original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake
automatically,
> however no such luck.
> Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> 
> Your help much appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it>

RE: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> John,
> I have added 128M of ram to 64MB, I did not say I upgraded to 128Mb, hence
> the 192/191
> 
Thanks. I've been beaten about the head and shoulders
because I missed that... and deservedly so. :-)
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> John Aldrich wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello All,
> > > > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> > > > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> > > > however no such luck.
> > > > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   append="mem=191M"
> > >
> > Ummquestion, if Fred only has 128MB of RAM, why are you
> > telling him to put 191M in the append line? ;-)
> > John
> 
> Because he said that he was ADDING 128Mb, dummy! Do the math.
> 
Yah. See my previous post. I was a dufus...didn't read
closely enough. :-)
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > Hello All, 
> > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> > however no such luck.
> > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > 
> First question:
> Is bios seeing all 128MB? If so, then add this to your
> /etc/lilo.conf:
> appen='mem=128M'
> Then run /sbin/lilo to write the changes.  Next reboot
> *should* give you all 128MB. If it doesn't, or your BIOS
> isn't seeing all 128MB, you've got bigger problems.
> 
Ok. Now that I"ve been shown the error of my ways, let me
rephrase -- is BIOS seeing all 192 megs? If so, type the
append line as others have shown it (as 191M or 192M) If
not, you may have RAM that's incompatible with your
motherboard.
If you've added 72 pin simms to a hybrid board populated
with DIMMs, or added a 128Meg dimm to a hybrid board which
is populated with SIMMs, it likely won't work.
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> At 09:13 AM 03/20/2000 -0500, John Aldrich wrote:
> >On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello All,
> > > > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M 
> > to my
> > > > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake 
> > automatically,
> > > > however no such luck.
> > > > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   append="mem=191M"
> > >
> >Ummquestion, if Fred only has 128MB of RAM, why are you
> >telling him to put 191M in the append line? ;-)
> 
> 
> Uh, John?  64 + 128 = 192, no?
>
D'OH! You're right. I was guilty of what I'd accused you
of. :-) That's what I get for being a smart-a$$! :-)
John

RE: [expert] Memory upgrade

[fred . deklein]

John,
I have added 128M of ram to 64MB, I did not say I upgraded to 128Mb, hence
the 192/191

Regards
 
Fred de Klein
 
tel: 01908 656106 (w)
  0780 8254445(mob)
http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it <http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it> 


-Original Message-
From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 20 March 2000 14:13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] Memory upgrade


On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > Hello All,
> > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to
my
> > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake
automatically,
> > however no such luck.
> > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > 
>
> 
>   append="mem=191M"
> 
Ummquestion, if Fred only has 128MB of RAM, why are you
telling him to put 191M in the append line? ;-)
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Tom Berkley]

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> > > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> > > however no such luck.
> > > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > >
> >
> >
> >   append="mem=191M"
> >
> Ummquestion, if Fred only has 128MB of RAM, why are you
> telling him to put 191M in the append line? ;-)
> John

Because he said that he was ADDING 128Mb, dummy! Do the math.


^_^

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Dan Swartzendruber]

At 09:13 AM 03/20/2000 -0500, John Aldrich wrote:
>On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M 
> to my
> > > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake 
> automatically,
> > > however no such luck.
> > > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > >
> >
> >
> >   append="mem=191M"
> >
>Ummquestion, if Fred only has 128MB of RAM, why are you
>telling him to put 191M in the append line? ;-)


Uh, John?  64 + 128 = 192, no?

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Tom Berkley]

in /etc/lilo.conf add the following line

append="mem=192M"

Tom

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> however no such luck.
> Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> 
> Your help much appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it 

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > Hello All,
> > this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> > original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> > however no such luck.
> > Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> > 
>
> 
>   append="mem=191M"
> 
Ummquestion, if Fred only has 128MB of RAM, why are you
telling him to put 191M in the append line? ;-)
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> Hello All, 
> this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> however no such luck.
> Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> 
First question:
Is bios seeing all 128MB? If so, then add this to your
/etc/lilo.conf:
appen='mem=128M'
Then run /sbin/lilo to write the changes.  Next reboot
*should* give you all 128MB. If it doesn't, or your BIOS
isn't seeing all 128MB, you've got bigger problems.
John

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Brenner Stefan]

Hi,

Just put a
append="mem=192M"
in /etc/lilo.conf. Just put it after the image-entry.
then you have to install lilo again with
lilo

Stefan

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> however no such luck.
> Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> 
> Your help much appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it 

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Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Dan Westlake]

Edit /etc/lilo.conf and add the line
append="mem=192M"
then run lilo by typing lilo at the prompt. Reboot and see what it says.

- Original Message - 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 3:39 AM
Subject: [expert] Memory upgrade


> Hello All, 
> this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> however no such luck.
> Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> 
> Your help much appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
> 0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it  
> 
> 

Re: [expert] Memory upgrade

[Civileme]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> this question has probably already been raised, but I have added 128M to my
> original 64M, and would expect it to be picked up by Mandrake automatically,
> however no such luck.
> Can anyone help me on how to do this.
> 
> Your help much appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Fred de Klein
> 
> tel: 01908 656106 (w)
>   0780 8254445(mob)
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~klein_it 

Mandrake, and in fact all linux distors I know do not test
memory.  To test it could be damaging to some types of systems. 
Instead it relies on what the BIOS reports to it.  If you have
OS/2 enabled in the BIOS, it never will see more than 64M without
help.

In the file 

/etc/lilo.conf

place the line

append="mem=191M"

WITH the quotes...
(a chunk of the first MB of memory is used to shadow the BIOS and
other things, so I usually make the mem short by 1 Mb)

Save the file then type the line

# /sbin/lilo

to run the linux loader to place the new configuration into the
/boot partition,
and now restart your system with whatever method you normally use
to shutdown and restart properly.

You can also simply type

linux append="mem=191M" in response to LILO Boot:, but such a
porocedure is likely to become annoying.

Civileme

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