Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Apr 1998 18:41:43 -0500 (EST) | From | WOODY <> | Subject | Re: memory |
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Your correct....as of 2.1.97 (or maybe 2.1.96 as well, I forgot) the kernel recognizes more than 64 upon bootup.....otherwise, you need to pass parameters to it upon bootup either through lilo or edit the lilo.conf file in your /etc directory as of which I haven't been able to do.....
Woody woody@localline.com "Give me a dozen atom smashers, an underground laboratory, and a girl in a diaphanous veil waiting to be turned into a chimpanzee, and I care not who writes the nations laws!"
On 23 Apr 1998, Frode Vatvedt Fjeld wrote:
> > 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. > > Thanks, > -- > Frode Vatvedt Fjeld > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu >
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