Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: memory problem with 2.4.21 SMP on Dell Dimension 8300 (i875p chipset) | From | Matti Rendahl <> | Date | 20 Jun 2003 09:01:25 +0200 |
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On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 03:24, Greg Norris wrote: > I still haven't figured this one out, but for whatever it's worth > 2.5.72 doesn't appear to trigger the problem. Guess I won't worry > about it too much. ;-) > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 09:10:59PM -0500, Greg Norris wrote: > > 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. > >
This is something related to/triggered by the ACPI code, booting with acpi=off makes it go away (2.4.21).
--matti
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