open your lilo.conf file (/etc/lilo.conf under slackware) in a text editor. add [append="mem=80M"] to the top of the file. save. type "lilo" at the prompt. reboot : How do you do that (I'm new to linux)? : : Thanks, : Bruce : : : -----Original Message----- : From: Callum Lerwick [mailto:lerwick at tcfreenet.org] : Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 11:02 PM : To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org : Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21037] recognizing memory : : : The Ixian wrote: : > : > I believe that you just need to add this to your lilo.conf file: : > "append=80M" : > : > there is a problem with older BIOS's reporting memory above 64MB. : : I don't get why Linux has a problem and windows doesn't. Can't you at : least brute force probe it... : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org : For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org : : : CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is : for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential : and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or : distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please : contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original : message. : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org : For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org : --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org