Subject: Re: 256 mb RAM limit?
From: Samuel Rydh (samuel@ibrium.se)
Date: Sat Mar 17 2001 - 09:21:08 MST
On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 01:46:13AM +0100, Nick Donnelly wrote:
> Hi,
> Normally I boot MOL with "ramsize: 256". With ramsize set
> to 257 or greater, Mac OS never boots under MOL --there is only a
> black screen after I type "startmol". On the Linux side MOL says:
>
> Replacing old translation (EA 00100000, old-phys 00100000)
> Replacing old translation (EA 00100000, old-phys 00100000)
> Replacing old translation (EA 00100000, old-phys 00100000)
>
> until I kill it. Is there a limit on how much RAM one can give Mac
> OS? I have 320 mb of physical RAM in my PB and I would love to give
> MOL more of it. Has anybody else dealt with this problem? As
> always, I look forward to any replies.
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
Currently, there is a 256 MB limit. It can easily
be lifted to about 1 GB. To break the 1 GB limit
is possible but a lot harder (and probably not
worth the effort).
/Samuel
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