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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: Problems with using more than 960MB RAM (2.0.36-2.2.3)
From:       alan () lxorguk ! ukuu ! org ! uk (Alan Cox)
Date:       1999-03-31 21:31:25
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> would detect all of the memory, but only use 960MB of it. It then proceeded
> boot, only to panic just after the disk detection routines. So, I make a
> boot disk using 2.2.3-ac4 and I get just about the same results. Is this a
> problem and is there a solution already?

If you have stuff that uses a lot of virtually memory maps - eg frame buffer
consoles you may need to boot with mem=900M. Alternatively 2.0.37pre9
has a nice 2Gig ram support option




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