Re: [expert] Missing RAM - an old chestnut

[Dan Westlake]

I don't know why but on some systems you have to go one less than the number.
Since below your total is (23 at boot plus 8 meg for video) 31 then try
append="mem=31M" and rerun lilo. Then reboot.

Regards
Dan

----- Original Message -----

>
> The crash came at re-boot time (after adjusting /etc/lilo.conf
> and running Lilo).
> The BIOS reports a full 32M.
>
> Having removed the "append" line in lilo.conf I'm back where I
> was with 23M of RAM reported at the log-in screen.
> The diagnosis that the on-board video card is grabbing 8MB sounds
> right.
> I append my lilo.conf file - any one see anything sinister about
> it?