Hi
Some motherboards use 'normal' RAM for their videochipset operation.
The amount reserved for video use can often be from 4-8 megabytes.
Suggest you try append="mem=120M" then run /sbin/lilo
Ron
Dan Westlake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> I know you mentioned that you tried various append="mem=128M" in
> lilo.conf, and that you ran /sbin/lilo after. I vaguely recall
reading that for
> some reason on some machines it needs to be 1 less than the actual
number. Try
> append="mem=127M" and run /sbin/lilo again and see if that helps.
>
> Regards
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eugene C. Zesch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 1:39 AM
> Subject: [expert] 128Meg memory problems
>
>
> > Im having problems getting more than 64 Meg recognized. Ive just
spent
> > the evening searching the archives and trying various options,
with no
> > success.
> >
> > Im running Mandrake 6.0, 2.2.9-mdk kernel, on a BCM KR 632 MB
and a P-II
> > 266.
> >
> > The mother board docs claim it will use 384Meg.
> > Ive disable OS2>64 in the bios., and tried various
append="mem=128M" in
> > lilo.conf, and yes, I did run /sbin/lilo after.
> >
> > Ive put the memory in different slots, and Ive taken each 64Meg
out one
> > at a time and run each set of 64Meg successfully.
> >
> > Im not having a bit of luck. Any of you gurus have any other
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gene
>
>
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