Messages in this thread | | | From | nathan.zook@amd ... | Subject | RE: Possible memory detection problem on 2.2.14 | Date | Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:05:47 -0600 |
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This behavior is entirely consistent with my previous reply. The new version of the bios probably dropped E801 reporting.
Nathan
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Hall [mailto:brianw.hall@compaq.com] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:21 AM To: Aaron Longfield; linux-abit@geek.net Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: RE: Possible memory detection problem on 2.2.14
I don't believe this is a kernel problem. I had a similar experience with the 2.2.13 kernel when I flashed my Abit BH6 v1.1 BIOS to the latest image. After eliminating the other possiblities (I had added more RAM at the same time), I flashed back to the original image and all the RAM was detected automatically again. I am a little mystified as to the mechanism, but I was sufficiently careful in my troubleshooting to believe the BIOS is the problem, and your note confirms this.
I'd recommend you send a note to Abit telling them to undo whatever change they've made to RAM detection/initialization for all their most recent BIOSes.
On 13-Jan-2000 Aaron Longfield wrote: > Hello: > > I upgraded to 2.2.14 and the kernel doesn't find all my memory anymore. > I have 128M on an Abit BX6r2 motherboard using the latest BIOS (bxrnw). > The BIOS reports the full 128M, but Linux only finds 64M. If I pass the > kernel "mem=128M" it gets all my RAM though. My kernel config is > attached. Everything was fine on 2.2.13, and other boxes I have on 2.2.14 > all the memory is found (also 128M machines, different motherboards > though). > > -Aaron Longfield > aaron@technologist.com >
-- Brian Hall <brianw.hall@compaq.com> http://www.bigfoot.com/~brihall Linux Consultant
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