Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: 4GB memory hole, poor BIOS

[Alejo Sanchez]

On 11/4/06, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote:
> "Alejo Sanchez" <alejos@×××××.com> posted
> 3190d0e50611030847h7ac5f0edjb20f44b4fce0b1b0@××××××××××.com, excerpted
> below, on  Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:47:41 +0000:
>
> > Running Gentoo/amd64/hardened with 2.6.17 on an HP DC5100 in EM64T with
> > 4GB I've hit a wall on using all the memory, only 3200MB are reported.
> > I've googled a lot but couldn't get the missing memory to work.
> >
> > - the BIOS doesn't do any memory hole remapping, the upgrades available
> > only mention cpu microcode support changes - the bios doesn't let me
> > disable pci express (some ppl say that's the worst mem addr eater)
>
> Please turn off that HTML junk you are using.  Some people filter posters
> who choose to use it out entirely, as spam or malware or the posting of
> AOLer types that simply don't care what they spew.

Hi Duncan.

Thanks for reminding me the html formatting. Forgot it on, usually I
use plain text. About AOLer... you too.

> If the BIOS won't list it, I don't believe there's a way to get the kernel
> to see it.  That's that.  You can try the BIOS upgrades and see.  If they

Did you read my mail? It doesn't.

> don't give you the options, write the mobo suppliers and ask them.  I know
> both Tyan (my mobo maker) and Monarch (the dealer I bought the board and
> CPUs thru) were responsive to email.  Tyan is one of the better for Linux
> support too, but their boards tend to be mid-to-high range, price-wise.  I
> paid $400+ for my dual Opteron board about three years ago (late 2003),
> have upgraded the memory to 8 gig, and will be upgrading it to
> dual-cores in 1-6 months, after which I plan on continuing to use it for
> another two years minimum, maybe 3-4 years, giving me 5-7 years life off a
> single mobo, so the $400 I paid was worth it.

I really don't care what you like, what you did, what you think is the
best thing for Linux. I just asked a question about something likely
to be possible to do with the kernel.

> --
> Duncan - List replies preferred.   No HTML msgs.
> "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
> and if you use the program, he is your master."  Richard Stallman


Sheehs, and people complain about Theo on OpenBSD lists...

Don't bother to reply to the list, I'm unsubscribing already.

Alejo
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