Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261426AbUFBJ4Z (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jun 2004 05:56:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261451AbUFBJ4Z (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jun 2004 05:56:25 -0400 Received: from smtp-out5.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.6]:1796 "EHLO smtp-out5.xs4all.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261426AbUFBJ4X (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jun 2004 05:56:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:56:02 +0200 From: Jurriaan To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Intel 875 Motherboard cant use 4GB of Memory. Message-ID: <20040602095602.GA23680@middle.of.nowhere> Reply-To: Jurriaan References: <200406011956.i51JuYkD019999@orion.dwf.com> <200406012010.i51KAuWP024552@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200406012010.i51KAuWP024552@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> X-Message-Flag: Still using Outlook? As you can see, it has some errors. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2129 Lines: 44 From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Date: Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 04:10:56PM -0400 > There's 3 basic directions you can go: (1) find a way to disambiguate the > memory addresses so shadowing isn't a problem (probably not an option), (2a) > find a way to relocate the reserved stuff above the 4G address line (probably > need BIOS assistance for this), or (2b) find a way to relocate a gig and a half > or so of memory above the 4G linem or (3) Move to an architecture that isn't > constrained by 32-bit addresses... > Option 4: move to another i875 motherboard. This is an Epox 4PCA3+, which at least with 3 Gb has no problems: Linux version 2.6.7-rc2 (jurriaan@middle) (gcc version 3.3.3 (Debian 20040422)) #2 SMP Mon May 31 10:25:04 CEST 2004 BIOS-provided physical RAM map: BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009dc00 (usable) BIOS-e820: 000000000009dc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved) BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved) BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 00000000bfff0000 (usable) BIOS-e820: 00000000bfff0000 - 00000000bfff3000 (ACPI NVS) BIOS-e820: 00000000bfff3000 - 00000000c0000000 (ACPI data) BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved) 2175MB HIGHMEM available. 896MB LOWMEM available. found SMP MP-table at 000f5900 On node 0 totalpages: 786416 DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:1 Normal zone: 225280 pages, LIFO batch:16 HighMem zone: 557040 pages, LIFO batch:16 DMI 2.2 present. Kernel command line: root=/dev/md3 video=radeonfb:1600x1200-32@85 softrepeat=1 Memory: 3113796k/3145664k available (3494k kernel code, 30720k reserved, 1460k data, 504k init, 2228160k highmem) Good luck, Jurriaan -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 17. You turn on your intercom when leaving the room so you can hear if new e-mail arrives. Debian (Unstable) GNU/Linux 2.6.7-rc2 2x6062 bogomips load 0.13 - 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/