What kernel are you using?
If it's not recent, you have to explicitly tell the kernel that you have
more than 64 MB. In /etc/lilo.conf, under the section for your linux boot,
add the line
append="mem=256m"
or whatever limit you want. Then run
/etc/lilo
then reboot
Norm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:21 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [rtl] memory
>
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a new system to use as a test fixture running RTL.
> The new system is an AMD K7 650MHz. using msi motherbord.
> System has 256M ram and 9.1g Ultra Fast Wide SCSI. Not a bad system
> be we are going to expect a lot of it.
>
> Have all the hardware working except I am confused on the memory.
> When I do cat /proc/meminfo I get the following:
>
> total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
> Mem: 65691648 61976576 3715072 54738944 2613248 35577856
> Swap: 542826496 4096 542822400
> MemTotal: 64152 kB
> MemFree: 3628 kB
> MemShared: 53456 kB
> Buffers: 2552 kB
> Cached: 34744 kB
> SwapTotal: 530104 kB
> SwapFree: 530100 kB
>
>
> It seems to only see the first 64M of the 256M of ram. Can anyone
> tell what is happening. When the system boots the memory test runs
> through all 256M.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> David Miller
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