On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Mauro Quartini wrote:
> I installed 128MB, but Linux (2.0.34) recognize only 64MB (i check via "cat
> /proc/meminfo").
>
> Any suggestion?
Global appends are a bad idea, no matter how you look at it.
Here's what I would do, as the paranoid sysadmin that I am.
First, copy your kernel (vmlinuz-2.0.x, zImage, or whatever it may be)
and give it a slightly different name (zImage2, or vmlinuz2) and then add
a completely new entry for it in lilo.conf, placing the append within only
ONE kernel's entry, not both. Re-run lilo, and then reboot your system,
making sure to specifiy at boot: time the kernel which has the append
statement. After verifying that it works, then feel free to add it to the
default kernel's entry. But, keep it in only one entry, so you have a way
to back out in case you take out some RAM, or it goes bad, or what-not.
Read Lilo's man page for the exact append="" syntax. I notice that people
are giving conflicting info regarding this. But, that's why we have man
pages. :-)
It's always a good practice to take the long road when you're
messing with boot parameters. Even if you do everything right, it's
possible that something might go wrong, then yer in a pile of crap, with
no way out except a set of rescue disks. I've been there, I don't want
to be there again, so this is my advice to you: be careful. That's
as simple and basic as it gets, but it'll cover your ass every time.
Good Luck,
--stevej--
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