[newbie] Linux RAM problem

I have a problem with Linux Mandrae 6.0 (Venus). When I boot up my computer, the BIOS reads that I have 65535 K of ram (64 megs). However, when I reach the Shell Log In screen, the system reports that I have only 16 megs of RAM. What's the deal? what do I do to make it detect

Re: [newbie] Linux RAM problem

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, you wrote: I have a problem with Linux Mandrae 6.0 (Venus). When I boot up my computer, the BIOS reads that I have 65535 K of ram (64 megs). However, when I reach the Shell Log In screen, the system reports that I have only 16 megs of RAM. What's the deal? what

Re: [newbie] Linux RAM problem

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a problem with Linux Mandrae 6.0 (Venus). When I boot up my computer, the BIOS reads that I have 65535 K of ram (64 megs). However, when I reach the Shell Log In screen, the system reports that I have only 16 megs of RAM. What's the deal?

Re: [newbie] Linux RAM problem

What's the deal? what do I do to make it detect my 64 megs of RAM? Can you post the output of the 'free' command? Also, try 'dmesg | grep Memory' and send that too. Sure can! (By the way, at the LILO prompt, I can type "linux mem=64M" and it will work just fine, but