Re: could not map ACPI

[Robert <robert.woerle-y2s3ugBAdl9BDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

>
>Well, normally bios inform the OS that the ACPI data region is for 
>the usage of ACPI, and is located in the 'normal' RAM, no?
>Well, it's right also to thing that OSPM can tell then that
>regions marked as 'ACPI data' can be used for normal RAM usage.
>Perhaps Redmonds OS do that?
>
>Well, well.  I will look if we can (in general, not your perticuliar
>problem) use the ACPI data memory when we know that we can
>use them.
>
>Back to your trouble:
>Fortunately, we can add a e820 entry in arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
>Those, this prevent to make an cruel hack to arch/i386/boot/setup.S
>wich should be a little bit more harder..
>
>Basically, I add a memory region marked for acpi data use,
>in sanitize_e820_map().
>
>It's way more easy..  Could you please try without mem=xxx at all?
>
>I see also that you use 2.4.19.  Perhaps this patch will be
>OK for 2.4.19 but I am not sure at 100%.
>
>Cheers,
>
>  
>
Ok it boots up fine without mem=XX option i get ACPI to load ..... so 
gimme some time and i ll double check
if the system is still crashing  or not ...
but so far it looks nice ...

Rob




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