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SubjectRe: memory
On Thu, Apr 23, 1998 at 10:04:06PM +0200, Frode Vatvedt Fjeld wrote:
Hi,
>
> I have a feeling this is a FAQ, but I couldn't find it..
>
> How much RAM is linux supposed to be able to handle? I was trying to
> run 2.1.91 on a x86-box with 2GB RAM, and it crashed (rebooted)
> instantly (after LILO loaded the kernel) with mem=2048M and
> mem=1024M. It runs fine with mem=512M. I haven't tried anything
> between 512 and 1024 yet.
>
> Are there any plans to support 4GB RAM (on x86)? And/or more than 4GB?
> I've been told the architecture supports 64GB maximum.
Kernels 2.1.90-2.1.93 had an option where you could set the max memory
size. That was removed in 2.1.94 again because people were setting it
to crazy values and then complaining. What you need to do is look at
include/asm-i386/page.h and read the comments down near the bottom. They
tell you what you need to do to make the kernel support more then 950MB
RAM.
-Myrdraal

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