No, this means that your ram isn't being initialized correctly somewhere. Start by checking that your northbridge timing registers are set correctly, drbs set correctly, etc. As long as the init itself follows the same procedure as the 440bx and 810, that should be correct. Comparing lspci -xxx -s 0:0.0 and dump_dev(0) (from debug.c) might also provide some help.
-Corey
I think I figured it out. It was the GCC1-?GMCH Control Register #1. This is the register where you indicate the memory pre-allocated for the frame buffer for IGD (Internel Graphics Display). Plus, this is a 16 bit register and the upper 15:7 bits are reserved. The memory space LinuxBIOS gets copied to must have been conflicting with this?? I will have to set it up so it just sets the lower 6:0 bits. Anyways, I am now so close I can taste it:-)
Thanks - Joe