Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263205AbTFPB5I (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:57:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263212AbTFPB5I (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:57:08 -0400 Received: from fe1.rdc-kc.rr.com ([24.94.163.48]:12038 "EHLO mail1.kc.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263205AbTFPB5G (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:57:06 -0400 Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:10:59 -0500 From: Greg Norris To: linux-kernel Subject: memory problem with 2.4.21 SMP on Dell Dimension 8300 (i875p chipset) Message-ID: <20030616021059.GA1671@glitch.localdomain> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 856 Lines: 19 After running a SMP 2.4.21 kernel on my Dell Dimension 8300, the BIOS thinks that the amount of memory has changed. When the box is rebooted, I get the following message at the end of BIOS initialization: The amount of system memory has changed. Alert! OS Install Mode enabled. Amount of available memory limited to 256MB. At this point the bootup hangs, waiting for someone to press F1 (resume) or F2 (setup). Any idea what's triggering this behaviour, and what I can do to squash it? This issue doesn't occur when using a UP kernel (basically identical, except for SMP/ACPI being disabled). Thanx! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/