Re: [cobalt-developers] Need to build a RaQXTR/550 kernel

[Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 10:20:24AM -0500, josh wrote:
> If I read the FAQ right, the 550 has only two memory slots while the
> XTR has four (all filled in my case). The 550 has space for two disks
> and the XTR has four (all filled in my case). I'm running romrev
> 2.9.34. How does the rom get the information on memory and disks? It

The ROM can detect which board you are running, and can probe for memory and
disks based on that.

> is not setable in my version and the rom reports only 1/4 the memory
> that is really there. (based on the results of memtest which reads the

on an XTR?  Are you sure the memory is Registered ECC memory?  XTR is *very*
picky about memory.

> info from the ROM using the standard linux methods). The cmos commands
> seem limited -- are there multiple versions of the cmos program for
> the different romrevs?

yes and no. The cmos/nvram tools get revised wioth rom revisions, but are
backwards compatible.