On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 03:16, Terje Heen wrote: > Hi there all. (I did not get any avswer on the newbie list, so I hope > that you all forgive me that I'm trying on this list) > I am a totally newbie folks, and I have tried to install Mandrake 9.1 > on a old compac Pentium server (Prosignia 500) with 160 Mb ram. The > problem is that Mandrake only detects 16Mb of ram for some reason all > thou the system counts 160Mb on POST. The memory consists of 16 Mb > onboard (soldered directly to the main board) and 72 pins simm for the > rest. I have tried the option by hitting F1 during startup and write > linux mem=160M but after some seconds Mandrake replies: Kernel Panic: > Unable to mount root fs on 01:03, and there it hangs.... I hope there > are someone who can help me with an advice what to do...... > > In advance, thanks > > Terje.. > have you tried to pass mem=128M?
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