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Re: nknbi-linux --append




kimo_sabe@atdot.org wrote:

>>   mknbi-linux -a "mem=128M" ...
>> 
>> That image boots but still recognizes only 64MB. It would be nice
>> if anybody could give me a hint.
>   Current Linux kernels can autodetect memory past 64M, unless, of course
> there is something in the way. Like the 16M memory hole, or maybe an AGP
> aperture at 64M? 

... or an IBM Thinkpad ... 

A good rule of thumb is not to use 128M but the value reported by the POST. 

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