[plug] Adding memory to Linux systems

[Simon Scott]

	Did Linux detect too much RAM?

	That can cause Linux to try to use non-existant ram I believe which
will make it crash - and any crash can cause fsck's

	This is what the append statement in lilo is for. It tells linux
exactly how much RAM you have. Dunno how it might work for grub though.

	Just a thought


	From:	Greg Anderson <greg at nvt.com.au> on 24/07/2001 05:14 PM
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	Subject:	RE: [plug] Adding memory to Linux systems

	Try changing the order in which the memory chips are put in...

	that might help

	Greg

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Phil Steege [mailto:psteege at tpg.com.au]
	Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:44 PM
	To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
	Subject: Re: [plug] Adding memory to Linux systems


	That's what I was afraid you would say.
	I added a PC133 256Mb stick to my system and it started acting
crazy.
	It crashed and I could not get fsck to clean up the disk.
	I removed the new memory stick and after a lengthy fsck it all came
back.
	I am sending this email from the RH7.1 system now.

	I guess I will be re-visiting the shop where I bought the memory.

	Thanks
	Phil

	On Tuesday 24 July 2001 06:38 pm, Simon Scott wrote:
	> nope.... possibly youll have to put an append statement in your
lilo
	> (I cant remember the exact statement offhand, anyone?) in case
Linux
	> falsely detects the amount of ram (broken BIOSes?), and you might
wanna
	> rethink your swap disk size, but there is nothing really special
about
	> adding ram to a linux box.






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