Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:36:43 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Mike A. Harris" <> | Subject | Re: 128MB RAM on Linux |
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On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Tethys wrote:
> >> When I upgrade my computer P 150 from 32MB to 128MB of RAM, my linux box > >> only recognized 64MB of RAM. Currently I am using Linux Slackware 3.5 with > >> kernel version 2.0.34. I already recompile my kernel, but it still > >> recognize only 64MB. > >> Is there any program I can use to make my Linux box recognize my 128MB ram? > > > >Read the LILO HOWTO, or the linux-kernel FAQ. > > Bizarrely, despite being probably the most FAQ in the Linux world, > it isn't in the FAQ. It's not in the LILO mini-HOWTO either, BTW. > The only place I've found it mentioned (other than on mailing lists) > is in the BootPrompt-HOWTO -- not the most intuitive place to look! > > This *really* needs to make its way into the Linux FAQ.
When in doubt, remember - grep is your friend...
cd /usr/doc/HOWTO grep "searchstring" * | less
A little playing with the search string is needed sometimes, but it works well usually.
-- Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant - Linux advocate
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