Gary,
If you chose "lilo" and not "grub" when you
installed, try this:
(you will need root access)
in a teminal
cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.conf.old
edit /etc/lilo.conf
look for a line that says "default" and note it's
value (probably "linux"). Then look further down
in one of the "image" sections for a "label" that
is equal to that value. You have found the default
kernel. You should also see "root" and
"read-only". In that section there may be an
"append" line. This is where you give your kernel
directives when it boots. If there is no
"append" you will have to create it. You want
something like this: append="mem=128M" If there
was already an append line, just add mem=128M
inside the quotes with only a space between. For
example: append="hdc=ide-scsi mem=128M"
Save your work.
Now open a terminal and type "lilo" and hit
return. You should get something like the
following:
Added windows
Added floppy
Added linux *
If something goes wrong
in a terminal type:
cp /etc/lilo.conf.old /etc/lilo.conf
and try again.
The next time you reboot the kernel should
recognize all 128M of your memory. Check this by
typing "free". You should see 127... under total.
there is more info in the man pages.
man lilo.conf
man lilo
pelon
On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> I have Linux-Mandrake version 7.1 Install on my machine which has an AMD
> process, ASUS motherboard and 256 MB of Ram. The problem that I am have is
> that linux only detects 64 MB. I have determined that it is not a hardware
> failure as a friend of mine with the same config is having the same problem.
> Any thoughts?
>
> -Gary
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