Well, I do not know about the first question, but as of linux making use of all that ram, not by default. However, you can add the "mem=256" parameter to the kernel command line and then it will use it all. On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, scott howell wrote: > When compiling a kernel, and you have one of the new Atholon K7 AMD > processors, is it better to compile as a Pentium or K6 AMD processor. > Also, I was wondering, if you have 256mb of ram, will Linux make use of > all that ram? > > tnx > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
