From: Giampaolo Gallo (gallo@vega.cicsd.unive.it)
Date: 07/01/93 

Subject: >16Mb Ram ?
From: gallo@vega.cicsd.unive.it (Giampaolo Gallo)
Date: 1 Jul 1993 15:36:49 +0100

      I installed linux on a 486/33 DX, 20Meg RAM, 220Meg HD, 256 Kb cache
      memory, AMI bios.

      I installed SLS v. 1.0 and the 099pl10 kernel version.

      Problems:
          
          I recompiled the kernel with the >16Mb RAM option, but
          the machine does not work. A few examples below:

          - the performances were about a half of the <=16Mb kernel version;
          - X hangs immediatly;
          - fsck reboots the machine.
          
          Turning off the cache memory feature makes all working
          very very slow (about 1/10 of the original kernel).

      Is there any way to use all the available memory under linux ?

      Giampaolo Gallo
      Centro di Calcolo Universita' di Venezia
      e-mail gallo@unive.it