Re: REPOST: No high memory space
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Andrew McRobert wrote:
> I've had a number of problems getting X to run on my Toshiba ... I know
> think it may have something to do with a message I receive @ startup. THe
> message is "no high memory area available" (or words to that effect). I seem
> to remember reading something about Linux + 128MB ram & greater ... is there
> some issue there? My laptop has slightly more than 128 ...
I doubt the problem has to do with Linux not recognizing all your
memory. The only problem that (old versions of) Linux had with >128 (or
was it >64?) megs of ram was that it would not recognize all of it unless
you told it how much was there. Even if you did have that problem, Linux
would still see 128 or at least 64 megs of RAM, which is vastly more than
enough to run X. I used to run it without any trouble on a 8 meg system,
back in the days when 8 megs was a whole lot!
If you do want to confirm that you've got enough RAM available on your
system, run 'free' and note the total mem that it reports.
I suspect your problem has more to do with getting X configured correctly
for your hardware. Laptops are kinda strange, hardware-wise, and often
require some special attention. There's a Debian list specifically
relating to laptops. Check for info about subscribing to it on the Debian
web site.
HTH,
noah
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