From ada4cc670df22271ae94568619a09b9694148ad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: okuji Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 13:41:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add a new entry into the FAQ. --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ docs/appendices.texi | 11 +++++++++++ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 6df7502ea..d3a652777 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2000-06-18 OKUJI Yoshinori + + * docs/appendices.texi (FAQ): Added an question about Linux's + `mem=' option and the answer. + 2000-06-17 OKUJI Yoshinori * stage2/boot.c (load_image): Pass a mem option to Linux, only diff --git a/docs/appendices.texi b/docs/appendices.texi index e9d16db21..fa908e854 100644 --- a/docs/appendices.texi +++ b/docs/appendices.texi @@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ developers haven't seen it by their own eyes. This is why it is desirable that you investigate the cause seriously if you have the skill. +@item How can I specify an arbitrary memory size to Linux? + +Pass a @samp{mem=} option to your Linux kernel, like this: + +@example +grub> kernel /vmlinuz mem=128M +@end example + +You may pass other options in the same way. See @xref{GNU/Linux}, for +more details. + @item Why don't Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc. become Multiboot-compliant? Please ask the relevant maintainers. If all free kernels were