Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread s
I don't know why, but Linux sees my 733 processor as a 735 and my 256 mb ram as 255. So I would say: 255. -s On Thursday 18 January 2001 07:19 pm, you wrote: Hooorah if at the boot prompt I type "linux mem=256M" I get the full amount ... however, try as I might I cannot get

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread Altoine Barker
Try capitalizing the "M" in "append=256M" otherwise the problem is with your bios (I think) Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know why, but Linux sees my 733 processor as a 735 and my 256 mb ram as 255. So I would say: 255. -s On Thursday 18 January 2001 07:19 pm, you

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday 18 January 2001 10:27 am, s wrote: I don't know why, but Linux sees my 733 processor as a 735 and my 256 mb ram as 255. So I would say: 255. -s The clock generator chip on any motherboard is never exact. That's a 133.33mhz bus cpu and the motherboards givin it 133.63mhz.

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread Altoine Barker
Better yet, you are right! Send us your actual lilo.conf file and all it's entirety and we will know for sure what is wrong. Expecially if you have SCSI specified in your lilo.conf. Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try capitalizing the "M" in "append=256M" otherwise the problem is

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread Altoine Barker
Better yet, you are right! Send us your actual lilo.conf file and all it's entirety and we will know for sure what is wrong. Expecially if you have SCSI specified in your lilo.conf. Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try capitalizing the "M" in "append=256M" otherwise the problem is

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread Altoine Barker
Try capitalizing the "M" in "append=256M" otherwise the problem is with your bios (I think) Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know why, but Linux sees my 733 processor as a 735 and my 256 mb ram as 255. So I would say: 255. -s On Thursday 18 January 2001 07:19 pm, you

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-18 Thread Altoine Barker
Try capitalizing the "M" in "append=256M" otherwise the problem is with your bios (I think) Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know why, but Linux sees my 733 processor as a 735 and my 256 mb ram as 255. So I would say: 255. -s On Thursday 18 January 2001 07:19 pm, you

RE: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-17 Thread Allton Paul
yes it is does that mean I cant use it, or have to do somethign different ... -Original Message- From: abe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-17 Thread abe
somethign different ... -Original Message- From: abe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM is it perchance a cdrw? Allton Paul wrote

[newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-16 Thread Allton Paul
I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb. Also .. despite using the cdrom for installation, when I'm actually in linux I cannot

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-16 Thread ai4a
Allton Paul wrote: I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb. Also .. despite using the cdrom for installation, when I'm

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-16 Thread Altoine Barker
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Allton Paul wrote: I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb. Also .. despite using the

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-16 Thread Altoine Barker
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 January 2001 18:12, you wrote: I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. and did you run /sbin/lilo afterwards? Also use 255 or 247 depending

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-16 Thread Altoine Barker
post the output of cat /etc/fstab ls -l /dev/cd* cat /etc/lilo.conf and don't forget to add this file information, also; cat /boot/grub/menu.lst and, if it is a CD-R or CDRW, also include these dmesg ls -l /dev/scd* cat /etc/modules.conf Civileme Cheers -- Al

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

2001-01-16 Thread abe
Subject: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 6