Possible problem with isofs and CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM 2.4.17

David Christensen (davidc@connect4less.com)
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:37:14 -0800


Repost, no response from first post!

David Christensen wrote:

> Posted this to the fsdevel list, but didn't get any bites!
>
>
> After a search through the FAQ to see if this was a known issue, I
> thought I should report it!
>
> Just brought my system up to 1G of ram (1.2GHz Athlon, Abit KT7MB, 1GB
> RAM, Adaptec 29160N, eepro100, SndBlstr Live) and thought I should
> recompile the kernel to allow for "HIGHMEM" (4GB.) After the compile, I
> noticed I couldn't mount any CD's. For some reason the ISO9660 driver
> was getting stomped.
>
> I have ISO9660 compiled as a module, but it seems to be hosed with the
> HIGHMEM setting in the kernel. Changed HIGHMEM back to "off" and
> ISO9660 support came back. Kernel version = 2.4.17 stock.
>
> Any reason why?
>
> Thanks for your response,
>
> David Christensen
>

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