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Date:	Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:25:06 PDT
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: The big slow down

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In <200106212142.AA961151198@oco.net>, on 06/21/01
at 09:42 PM, "mrakijas" said:

>Okay, this is definitely the problem. Line 17,
>the QSV_TOTPHYSMEM line says 16M. So now, this
>is the symptom - I must figure out the cause.

Think of it as an opportunity to hone your investigative skills.

>Memory is definitely good and works the same
>with two different DIMMs. It must be the BIOS
>upgrade or the peer fixpak (8414) and of course,

The BIOS upgrade is a likely candidate. Forget the Peer FP. Peer loads
long after OS/2 has decided how much memory exists.

>I'd guess the former. I'll work it, but I can't
>imagine why - I've never been able to limit the
>memory that OS/2 sees compared to what is

There are several ways to check how much memory exists. One was the
original way. The other is the new MS enforced standard. Warp4 used the
old way with the exception of some of the most recent kernels. At one
time most BIOS's had a switch to support the old way. Newer BIOS's tend
not to have the switch. Daniela Engert created a patch to make the Warp4
kernel work with the new way. Your choices are:

- find the switch in the BIOS if it exists
- use Daniela's patch (see Hobbes)
- use a kernel that supports the new way

Steven

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