Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Michael Schwager wrote:
Hi, I have a box running SuSE 6.4. I just popped in a 256 Meg DIMM. I had a 128 Meg DIMM. The problem is, Linux says I still only have 128 Meg. What's up with that? Do I need to tell Linux something? I didn't think so...
The BIOS recognizes the full SIMM without difficulty, and the memory test runs ok at bootup. I have an Abit BH6 mobo, v 1.01. Bios is dated something around 6/28/00 (I just updated it a few weeks ago). Could it by my mobo, or some BIOS settings?
The DIMM came out of another machine, where Win98 had recognized it adequately.
For a technical explanation look at: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/ramdetect.html It's everything to do with your BIOS... and there's nothing you can do but add the line "men=128M" to your /etc/lilo.conf (and re-run lilo), or wait for new kernels... Alvaro Novo SuSE 6.4 Kernel 2.2.16 KDE 2 - Beta 4 -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq