Re: problems with 1gb ddr memory sticks on linux

[Bryan K. Walton]

On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 06:47:20PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> Almost certainly a BIOS problem. What typically happens when you see
> this is that the BIOS misconfigured the MTRR registers. Linux starts
> from top of ram windows seems to start from bottom so the effect shows
> strongly in Linux.
> 
> Can you post your /proc/mtrr file please
> 
Here you go . . .

Dimm slot 1 = 256MB DDR PC2100 and
Dimm slot 2 = 1024MB DDR PC2100

and the /proc/mtrr shows:

casa:~# cat /proc/mtrr
reg00: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1 

Thanks,
Bryan