[ltp] mem=<large number>

[Michael B. Haynie]

Thanks everyone for helping me clear up most of the mystery. It did not
occur to me to  check the archives for the issue. This might seem to
warrant an entry on a FAQ for ThinkPads and linux. 576k reservation from
the top *seems* large (though it might be warranted).

The only remaining puzzle is why mem=570M does not work, but that is a
small thing compared to actually being able to use the memory I have.

thanks once more.

Rob Mayoff wrote:
> 
> | POST reports 589248(k), which is not 576m, as one would expect.
> 
> It has been mentioned many times on this list that the Thinkpad BIOS
> reserves the top 576K for its own use. 589248K + 576K = 589824K = 576M.
> 
> (It's purely coincidental that you have 576M and the BIOS reserves 576K.
> I have 320M but the BIOS still reserves 576K.)
> 
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