Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-36,: Re: Automatic memory size detection

# Re: Automatic memory size detection

Marcelo de Paula Bezerra (mosca@internetaddress.com)
Mon, 06 Sep 1999 13:26:56 -0300

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probably 2.2.12 will be no good either, on my system(just upgraded to
128mb)
2.2.12 does not find more than 64mb, but 2.3.16 find it all without need
for mem=128M on kernel command line.

Harald Koenig wrote:
>
> On Sep 06, Massoud Asgharifard wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Can any one kindly explain why automatic memory size detection works on
> > some motherboards, and refuses to do so on some others?
>
> because some BIOS versions are more broken than others in respect of
> reporting the amount of RAM being installed.
>
> > I've a Gigabyte 5AA, with AMD-K6/2-366MHz, with 128M ram, and I've change
> > the /etc/lilo.conf when I add or remove ram from the system.
>
> you don't mention which Linux kernel version you're using.
> old versions may not handle broken BIOSes as gracefully as more recent
> Linux versions do. maybe you should try 2.2.12 instead of 2.0.x ?!

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