Booting with Loadlin Does Not Work (not enough mem)

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Symptom:

You have installed and configured Loadlin at c:\loadlin as described in the manual. However, your attempt to boot the system fails with the error message:
Not enough memory (load buffer size)

Cause:

You may not have enough DOS main memory (below 640k) for loading LOADLIN and the compressed kernel image.

Solution:

If you load Linux with Loadlin, it is advisable not to load many programs or drivers before starting Loadlin.

If you start without CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, or load HIMEM and EMM386 only, you should be able to keep most of the main memory below 640k free. To find out the size of the biggest memory segment below 640k, use the following commands:

        mem

        mem /d/p

        mem /c

Keywords: BOOT, LOADLIN, NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY

Categories: Loadlin

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