Re: Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-03-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 09:01:29PM +, andy wrote: ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet It is

Re: Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-03-01 Thread Jochen Schulz
Jeff D: You really shouldn't have to add anything to see 2G of ram. If you aren't I suspect that there is something else going on with your system. It's a hardware and/or Linux bug. J. -- I no longer believe in father christmas but have no trouble comprehending a nuclear apocalypse.

Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-02-29 Thread andy
Hi all I'm seeking some advice on the best option to enable my 2.6.22-3-686 kernel to utilise the 2Gb RAM properly. What is the best tweak to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in order to enable my kernel to recognise and utilise the additional RAM? Looking through this file, the relevant

Re: Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-02-29 Thread Jeff D
andy wrote: Hi all I'm seeking some advice on the best option to enable my 2.6.22-3-686 kernel to utilise the 2Gb RAM properly. What is the best tweak to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in order to enable my kernel to recognise and utilise the additional RAM? Looking through this file, the

Re: Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-02-29 Thread andy
Jochen Schulz wrote: andy: What is the best tweak to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in order to enable my kernel to recognise and utilise the additional RAM? Looking through this file, the relevant section appears to be this commented part: ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot

Re: Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-02-29 Thread Jochen Schulz
andy: What is the best tweak to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in order to enable my kernel to recognise and utilise the additional RAM? Looking through this file, the relevant section appears to be this commented part: ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g.

Re: Tweaking /boot/grub/menu.lst to use 2GB RAM

2008-02-29 Thread andy
Jeff D wrote: andy wrote: Hi all I'm seeking some advice on the best option to enable my 2.6.22-3-686 kernel to utilise the 2Gb RAM properly. What is the best tweak to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in order to enable my kernel to recognise and utilise the additional RAM? Looking through