Finding additional memory on Thinkpad 600
I added an additional 64 MB to my Thinkpad 600, for a total of 128 MB
of memory. When booting, all 128 MB is visible, but when I boot
Linux, only 64 MB is visible. tpctl -ic includes the following
output. Does anyone know how to fix this problems
laminaria:/home/kevin# tpctl -ic
info from cmos RAM:
CMOS RAM has power?: Y
CMOS RAM has lost power?: N
CMOS RAM has bad checksum?: N
CMOS RAM has bad equipment info?: N
CMOS RAM has bad mem size info?: N
CMOS RAM has bad time info?: N
hard disk failed initialization?: N
shutdown status: 0x0
display operating mode: (code is reserved)
coprocessor present?: Y
diskette drive type: 4 == 1.44 MB
number of diskette drives: 1
diskette drive 0 present?: Y
hard disk drive 0 type: 0xf
hard disk drive 1 type: 0x0 (not installed)
hard disk drive 2 type: 0x0 (not installed)
hard disk drive 3 type: 0x0 (not installed)
conventional memory below 640KB: 640 KB
expansion memory above 1MB: 65535 KB
usable contiguous memory: 65535 KB
By the way, here is some information about the BIOS:
laminaria:/home/kevin# tpctl --info-bios
information about bios and system:
system ID: 45
country code: 1
system BIOS revision: 1.41
system management BIOS revision: 2.19
SMAPI BIOS interface revision: 0.90
video BIOS revision: 1.28
slave controller revision: 1.15
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Kevin Dalley
kevind@rahul.net
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