From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: felix-linuxkernel@fefe.de
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: memory remapping, 4gb memory on 945gt
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:22:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <p73lk758sri.fsf@bingen.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080104154914.GA589@codeblau.de> (felix-linuxkernel@fefe.de's message of "Fri\, 4 Jan 2008 16\:49\:14 +0100")
felix-linuxkernel@fefe.de writes:
> I recently put 4 GB of memory in my Acer Travelmate 8210 series
> notebook. The BIOS only detects 3 GB.
Actually it will detect 4GB, but put the PCI hole over the last GB.
One way to get more usable memory is to configure the BIOS to use a smaller
PCI hole (e.g. use smaller frame buffer/aperture etc.)
> I googled around a little. It appears to be a chipset limitation of the
> 945gt, which uses the fourth gig for devices.
>
> Now I can understand this explanation for 32-bit mode, but I'm running
> in 64-bit mode. There should be a way to use the fourth gig under
> Linux. Is there?
The chipset limitation applies to 64bit mode as well as to 32bit mode
(which actually does not have a 4GB limitation with PAE)
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-04 16:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-04 15:49 memory remapping, 4gb memory on 945gt felix-linuxkernel
2008-01-04 16:22 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2008-01-04 18:19 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2008-01-04 22:03 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-04 23:02 ` Parag Warudkar
2008-01-04 19:35 ` Udo A. Steinberg
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