Re: initrd extends beyond end of memory

[Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 03:19:23PM -0300, horape@tinuviel.compendium.net.ar wrote:
> ¡Hola!
> 
> > > > > So i'm using the booting from DOS
> > > > > approach.
> 
> > > > > initrd extends beyond end of memory (0xc1d80000 > 0xc1d00000)
> > > > > disabling initrd
> 
> > > > > What can i do ?
> > > > How much memory do you have?
> > > 32Mb (i've installed earlier versions of debian in this box)
> 
> > Check the syslinux script on the DOS disk, and see what it passes to
> > lilo for ramdisk=
> 
> I'm using:
> 
> loadlin linux root=/dev/ram initrd=root.bin

Isn't there a batch script that passes all the commands? (been awhile
since I DOS booted a PC, so remind me :)

You could try adding "ramdisk=8000" to that.


Ben

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