Re: PYXIS machine checks w/ 1.5GB RAM
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Andrei A. Dergatchev wrote:
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> Jay Estabrook wrote:
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> > On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 12:28:28AM -0800, sousa jack wrote:
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> > > I'm having a strange problem while installing Debian
> > > 2.2 that doesn't appear in DU 4.0e on a DEC PWS500au
> > > Miata...
> > >
> > > My question: does the Linux kernel (on the Debian 2.2
> > > boot disks) have trouble addressing large amounts of
> > > RAM? Or is my new memory possibly defective? Has
> > > anyone encountered this before?
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> > There was a problem a while ago, with PYXIS support (MIATA/LX/SX)
> > being limited to 1GB of RAM. Not a problem on LX/SX, since they have
> > only 4 DIMM slots,
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> Hmm, as an owner of the SX I wouldn't say so :-(
> 512MB dimms are frequently used even on lowly pentiums these days.
> Not being able to use them in my Alpha which is connected to currently
> only 144GB but growing storage is a real setback for me.
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here..but still the SX is
limited to 1Gig. I do not think that's a function of the fact that only
256MB DIMMs were available when the docs were written, I think it's a
limitation of the chipset. Also keep in mind that possibly the pentiums of
today can use 512MB Dimms, but the SX is several years olf.
--rdp
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Rich Payne
rpayne@alphalinux.org www.alphalinux.org
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