Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2859 mails)

["Alexandru Matei" <aamatei@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I tried a lot of stuff these days and I'd like to share them with you. :)

I'll start by saying that I finally managed to install OpenSuse x64.
In my previous emails I wrote that the setup would fail at the
'Loading basic drivers...' step.

In fact, I was wrong - it didn't fail, it simply slowed down a lot and
it I thought the computer had hung (the initial problem I mentioned on
this thread therefore repeats itself with the x64 version also). So
then I tried to install with the mem=2048M switch and, suprise, it
worked.

I removed the switch after installing and I started openSuse. This
time it slowed down when it reached starting the X server. I added the
switch mem=4096M to the grub menu configuration file, and it started
and I entered X => memory displayed: around 3.2 GB in the performance
monitor (I added the mem in use 500 megs and the available mem of
around 2.7 GB - swap was 0).

I then installed the ATI proprietary drivers and rebooted and (of
course) it slowed down when starting X (even though the switch was
present). I then lowered the switch to mem=3072M and all is well, but
it doesn't use all the 4GB.

So, seeing as the same problem repeats itself and the easiest way to
diagnose it (the earliest moment when it can be noticed is when
starting the setup program when it slows down just before or during
"Loading basic drivers" - i believe that the actual slowdown moment is
before this message, though), I have only one question:

- What's that special thing that setup does before 'Loading basic
drivers' that slows down the computer? :)

Thank you for all your help,
Alex

P.S.: Windows x64 sees all 4GB and it works ok, so I don't think
there's anything wrong with the actual memory chips.
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