Re: Broken memory init on VIA KX133

Dylan Griffiths (Dylan_G@bigfoot.com)
Mon, 28 May 2001 16:32:50 -0600

Alan Cox wrote:
> > I'm wondering if anyone knows/has a fix for memory past 64mb not
being
> > detected (unless you use append="mem=...M" in lilo) on the Via VT8371
> > [KX133] North bridge. (Please CC any replies since I'm off kernel list
> > atm.)
>
> Consult your BIOS vendor

Actually, I just did some additional testing (as this was not an issue with
FreebSD 4.2, Win2k, Win98 on the same hardware). The problem I describe was
fixed in 2.2.19 -- where Linux now properly uses e820 instead of a legacy
BIOS call to determine memory size.

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