[2889] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Athena 8.4 install and HP Vetra VE8's.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kev)
Fri Jul 21 15:44:49 2000
To: amu@MIT.EDU (Aaron M. Ucko)
Cc: tb@MIT.EDU (Thomas Bushnell, BSG), Bill Cattey <wdc@MIT.EDU>,
linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "21 Jul 2000 15:31:44 EDT."
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:44:31 -0400
From: Kev <klmitch@MIT.EDU>
> > This is a known sort of Linux kernel problem; I don't know any
> > automated way to deal with it. The kernel is supposed to be detecting
> > how much memory you have correctly, and the fact that it isn't is a
> > misfeature of your specific hardware in some way. I don't know a lot
> > about it, except that it's a persistent problem with Linux.
>
> It was also supposed to have been fixed a while ago; 2.2-series
> kernels have no problem detecting the 128M in my newer desktop.
I thought so too, but it wouldn't detect the 128M on my new machine. That
could be a function of an older BIOS, or could be some other issue...*shrug*
--
Kevin L. Mitchell <klmitch@mit.edu>
