Re: iBook2 memmory amount incorrect
On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 05:14:54PM -0400, John Hughes wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 July 2001 01:23, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > > Just got a 512mb memmory module, installed it, and booted. Well,
> > > everything seems to be ok....except that linux only sees 510mb
> > > total...when it should be 640mb. If someone wants any info from iBook2,
> > > just let me know off list...or on I guess, and I will send whatever you
> > > want.
> > >
> > > btw-2.4.7benh kernel from about a week ago or so.
> >
> > There is a highmem option in "general options", enable it and tell us
> > how it works.
>
> I'll try it, but I was under the impression that the himem setting was for
> >2gb ram. I have several machine with >512mb that don't have this problem. I
> will recompile anyways just to see though.
That ammount of 'lowmem' is arch-dependant. We currently limit it to 512mb,
tho this could be increased sometime. (It was 768 and then lowered for
some reason). On x86 the 'lowmem' limit is ~960MB.
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Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
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