Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:35:45 -0600 | From | Tymm Twillman <> | Subject | Re: Problem with 1G RAM |
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On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > > i tried 2.1.130. it works fine with memory up to 1008M. at 1016M, the kernel > > boots, but sound and some other modules won't initialize correctly and file > > system is in trouble as well ( cuz the root is not cleanly unmounted even via > > regular shutting down). beyond 1016M, the kernel either reboot itself right > > away or just hang. > > It would. See include/asm/page.h for directions to building a 2Gig/2Gig kernel
Perhaps it would be a good idea to clone this info in the Documentation directory (especially as the # of people with > 950 MB of memory is only going to grow, and include/asm/page.h isn't the most intuitive place to look :) ) ... Or even have it as a configuration option (with appropriate warnings, of course)
-Tymm
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