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Evileye
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:26 am    Post subject: Memory (SOLVED) Reply with quote

Hello,

I have 2 questions...

1)Where is Highmem support in the kernel? I looked under "Processor type and features" but couldn't find it there. I am using vanilla-sources 2.6.31.6?

2)My system is only detecting 3.2 GB when I have 4 GB. Anyone know why?

My mobo is Asrock p55 deluxe. My CPU is Core i5.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-800670-highlight-3gb+memory.html
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the link but...

1) I still can't find the highmem option in my kernel.

2) I am running an amd64 system but it still says 3.2 GB instead of 4 Gb. There is no option in the BIOS to fix this.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

EvilEye wrote:

2) I am running an amd64 system but it still says 3.2 GB instead of 4 Gb. There is no option in the BIOS to fix this.

Are you sure you are using 64-bit kernel? 64-bit architectures use flat memory address model and 64 bits are sufficient for any amount of RAM being used now (Yes, I know, some CPU's use 40-48 bit actually, but this doesn't matter). Please post your uname -a.

If you're on 64-bit kernel, make sure none embedded hardware (e.g. videocard) use this 0.8 GB.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
penguin ~ # uname -a
Linux penguin 2.6.31.6 #2 SMP Sat Jan 2 13:51:01 EST 2010 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux


ok, I updated my BIOS and now...

Quote:
penguin ~ # cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 4047336 kB
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