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Re: [Xen-devel] Memory limit / xen for Conectiva

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Memory limit / xen for Conectiva
From: Flavio Leitner <fbl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:23:28 -0300
Cc: Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 09:04:38PM +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
> Unfortunately this is not the case. You've got a great big memory hole
> between 2GB and 4GB. So the remaining 6GB of your memory are all above
> the 4GB boundary. That memory is inaccessible when not using PAE-36
> mode, which we do not support.

Ouch! 


> It may be possible to tweak BIOS settings to get more of your memory
> into the low 4GB. Probably it is arranged as it is so that large-ish
> I/O regions such as the frame buffer can be allocated below the 4GB
> boundary without overlapping with any RAM (which would then become
> inaccessible). It's worth a look...

There are only 2 options related with memory but no one can't fix that 
hole. I will try another machine to test xen again.

Thanks! 

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Flávio Bruno Leitner <fbl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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