From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 19:05:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 19:05:39 -0400 Received: from hssx-sktn-167-47.sasknet.sk.ca ([142.165.167.47]:19474 "HELO mail.thock.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 19:05:26 -0400 Message-ID: <3B12D212.28C2B01D@bigfoot.com> Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 16:32:50 -0600 From: Dylan Griffiths X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.19 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux kernel Subject: Re: Broken memory init on VIA KX133 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > > I'm wondering if anyone knows/has a fix for memory past 64mb not being > > detected (unless you use append="mem=...M" in lilo) on the Via VT8371 > > [KX133] North bridge. (Please CC any replies since I'm off kernel list > > atm.) > > Consult your BIOS vendor Actually, I just did some additional testing (as this was not an issue with FreebSD 4.2, Win2k, Win98 on the same hardware). The problem I describe was fixed in 2.2.19 -- where Linux now properly uses e820 instead of a legacy BIOS call to determine memory size. -- www.kuro5hin.org -- technology and culture, from the trenches.