Re: Too much RAM
On Mon 02 Feb 1998, Ferenc Kiraly wrote:
> So, here is my sad story. I've got a AlphaPC 164LX, wit the
> DEC 21164 chip running at 533MHz. Initially there was 128 Megs
You're not overclocking it, I hope? I saw you wrote earlier:
: I have an offer for a 21164EV56 @ 500MHz with a RPX164-2
: motherbord. Will this work with Linux? The motherboard contains
This would explain your problems, if you are indeed overclocking...
> Then they installed the rest of the RAM. Now the system is
> broken. I tried reinstalling about 5 times, each time with
> a new twist, but to no avail. The instalation goes as good as
Try limiting the amount of memory Linux "sees" by adding "mem=64M" to
the bootstring (you know, behind the "root=/dev/sda1" part). Try
different amounts, and see if that makes any difference. Of course, if
the 164 interleaves its memory banks this may not help.
Paul Slootman
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