From: "Prashant Patel" <pmpatel@trinetcommunication.com>
To: <linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org>
Subject: Fw: 4MB DRAM is enough for linux kernel 2.2.13
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:26:10 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <005901c0226f$775690d0$4d1f76d8@kennedy> (raw)
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From: <kd@flaga.is>
To: Prashant Patel <pmpatel@trinetcommunication.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: 4MB DRAM is enough for linux kernel 2.2.13
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> Yes 4MB is enough but 8 or 16 is better it all depends on what you are
> going to run on your board.
> A running kernel needs between 1-2 MB for running it self (and a shell).
> the boot loader typically resides in flash and does not take space from
the
> running linux kernel.
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> K.D.
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> Hello Everybody
> Can someone tell me if 4MB DRAM is enough to boot linux kernel
> 2.2.13. Note that the 8xx rom boot loader occupies around 500k.
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> Thanks
> Prashant Patel
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