Re: I want all my 4GB!!!

[James Brown <jbrownfirst@gmail.com>]

Bob Proulx wrote:
> James Brown wrote:
>   
>> Bob Proulx wrote:
>>     
>>> Hmm...  I recommend installing memtest86+ and then seeing how much
>>> memory it detects at boot time.
>>>
>>>   apt-get install memtest86+
>>>
>>> This should automatically install a grub boot entry and be very easy
>>> to boot into afterward.  I am thinking it might only detect 3G too.
>>> In any case this would be a good independent test.
>>>       
>> I have installed this packege but I can  find neither a man-page of it
>> nor the help information. How can I use it (I think that it works when
>> system booting) and when (and how) can I see the results of this test?
>>     
>
> It is a boot time image.  Reboot and observe the grub boot menu.  Use
> the cursor keys to move down to the memtest image.  Boot that image.
>
> Memtest86 will run forever until you stop it from running.  It is an
> infinitely running test program.  It is very useful for testing
> memory.  But here I was interested in how much memory it reported and
> so you could stop it almost immediately after noting that information.
>
> Upstream package documentation mostly documenting building it is
> available in /usr/share/doc/memtest86+/README*.
>
> Bob
>
>
>   
It see only 3GB, not 4GB.