Add this: append="mem=128m"
Then run "lilo" Use "man lilo.conf" to get more info on that config file. On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 12:04:02PM -0500, Jeremy Bradley wrote: > NO, I never even thought of that! I use lilo, so can I just put "linux > mem=128M" in the first couple lines of /etc/lilo.conf or do I need to put > "-option" in front of it or what? Please forgive my lack of knowledge on > this, I am fairly new to linux. Thanks again! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Mark Lane > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 11:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Xpert]X unusable > > > At 09:35 AM 5/7/02, you wrote: > >I have installed Redhat 7.2 on an old Compaq Prosignia 500 server with a > >P150 processor and 128MB RAM, and ( since the onboard CL5420 chipset was > not > >supported in Xfree 4.1.0) I am usuing a S3 card with 1MB RAM. When > >installing Redhat I was getting an error saying I didn't have enough RAM > >when I actually had 128MB. I ended up using the command "Linux mem=128M > >text" and then the install went fine. Now when I try to start X using KDE > >it loads very very slow and then when finally up it is so slow it is > >unusable..I'm talking several minutes to navigate each menu. The whole > time > >it is thrashing the hard disk non stop...is X having trouble seeing my RAM > >just like the Redhat installer did and then writting everything to swap? > >How can I force it to see my RAM? BTW I am using a swap file that is > 256MB. > >Thanks for any help you can offer. > > When you setup lilo or grub did you set mem=128M? If the problem is the > same you were having when installing this should fix the problem. > -- > Mark Lane > Hard Data Ltd. > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Telephone: 01-780-456-9771 > FAX: 01-780-456-9772 > > 11060 - 166 Avenue > Edmonton, AB, Canada > T5X 1Y3 > > http://www.harddata.com/ > --> Ask me about our Dual Processor Athlon DDR RAM Systems! <-- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xpert mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert -- Today's funny quote of the day: Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. www.GCFL.net (The Good, Clean Funnies List): Good, clean funnies five times a week, FOR FREE & no ads in the mailings! The information transmitted herein is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
