Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:53:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:53:26 -0400 Received: from ns1.weccusa.org ([207.1.28.170]:9201 "EHLO trabajo") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:53:25 -0400 Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:56:58 -0500 From: "Bryan K. Walton" To: Alan Cox , Mark Hahn Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: problems with 1gb ddr memory sticks on linux Message-ID: <20020808195658.GO16225@weccusa.org> References: <20020808160456.GI16225@weccusa.org> <1028828840.28883.43.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20020808163952.GJ16225@weccusa.org> <1028836012.28883.61.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1028836012.28883.61.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 823 Lines: 23 Many thanks to Alan, Mark, and everyone else who offered advice on fixing my problem with my bios and large memory sticks. I rewrote the /proc/mtrr and everything is speedy now! Thank you! Bryan On Thu, 2002-08-08 at 19:40, Mark Hahn wrote: > > echo "base=0x00000000 size=0x60000000 type=write-back" >/proc/mtrr > > > > should override the BIOS setting and make your machine speed up. > > don't mtrrs still have to be a power of two in size? > ie, he'd need two for 1024+256... You are correct he should add one starting at 0 for 1Gb and one at 1Gb for 256Mb - my error. - 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/