fc1_x86_64 preview on tyan thunder k8w (S2885ANRF REV .03)

[Rob Myers]

On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 12:26, Rob Myers wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 11:33, Mark Lane wrote:
> > The PCI bus is Memory Mapped at just below the 4GB mark. That's why you
> > can use the last half GB.
> 
> i'm not sure i understand.  i _can_ use the last half GB?  but the
> kernel doesnt report it as available?  could you please explain this
> further or point me towards some other documentation?  if i put 8gb of
> ram in this machine what will the kernel report as available?

to respond to myself, i tested 8gb of ram and the kernel
(2.4.22-1.2129.nptlsmp) only reports 3.5gb.

all pointers/tips/insight/solutions welcome!

rob.