[Linux] linux doesn't seem to see added memory

[Bert Garcia]

On Sunday 22 October 2000 15:35, Warren Pollans wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have just added 128MB of memory (Best Buy special) to my linux box
> (400 MHx Celeron) - 196MB total: 64 MB in 1st slot, 128 MB in 2nd - both
> are marked PC100.  The BIOS sees it, but it seems that linux doesn't -
> Gnome:Utilities:SymtemInfo shows about 64 MB Total Memory that is about
> 90-98% used.
>
> Question:  Do I need to tell linux (RH 6.1) about the memory? Is there
> another tool that will tell me how much memory linux thinks I have?
>

Add: append="mem=196M" to you lilo.conf file.

When I went to Redhat 6.2 this limitation went away, I forgot what kernel it 
was that checked automatically for you.

-- 
bert garcia