[syslinux] Extremely broken BIOS detected
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Sat Jun 16 11:31:19 PDT 2007
Leif W wrote:
> But I don't
> think Linux knows my CPU (no friendly name for my AMD Athlon 64 X2
> 6000+), and it can't see all my RAM (3 of 8GB).
The former is an indication that your BIOS doesn't support your CPU.
For AMD CPUs, that is a Very Bad Thing with potentially catastrophic
consequences. Run at your own risk.
For the latter, it's probably because you're running a 32-bit kernel
without PAE support on a 64-bit system.
-hpa
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