Re: why linux can't see my memory

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 01/06/2014 09:58 PM, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 06:50:28PM -0500, Long Wind wrote:
> > On 1/5/14, Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
> > > To grub config add the mem parameter, e.g.
> > >
> > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.X ro root=/dev/sdXX mem=1024M
> > >
> > > --
> > > Stan
> > I have tested "mem=" option with 2 Linux Install CD
> > one CD is for 64 bit Linux
> > the other CD is Mandrake 9.2,
> > both don't help
> 64 bit?
> Could you post the "exact" text error messages displayed when it fails,
> the wording is important.
If I remember correctly, this is an old machine with either 512K or 1GB 
of ram.
I think it's unlikely that it would run a 64-bit system. Does it have a 
64-bit CPU?
(I know that the mobo model number was mentioned here, but I've lost 
that email.)

--doug

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