Re: No more than 1GB of RAM memory detected... but I have 2GB of RAM installed

[Albert Dengg <a_d@gmx.at>]

Matthias Haegele wrote:
> Paa.listas schrieb:
> > Hello,
> >
> >     I have a Server with 2GB of RAM installed, but Debian Sarge with:
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > #cat /etc/debian_version
> > 3.1
> > #uname -a
> >          2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >     Only reports
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > #free -m
> >                  total       used       free     shared    buffers
> > cached
> > Mem:           884        537        347
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > How can I tell (to the kernel) that my system memory is 2GB, so it can 
> > see
> > all my memory and use it?
>
> You dont need to tell the kernel the amont of memory, if correctly 
> installed it should be recognized.
> Verify that your memory is O.K. and all should be fine.
>
> (You could watch the Bios-Boot-Level-Messages and see if the memory is 
> correct, or could use a knoppix-CD with memtest e.g.).
to me the values look quite like the ones when i installed 1 gig of ram 
into a ia32 box without highmen support...
is highmen enabled in the standard debian 2.4.27 i386 kernel?
(i don't have access to a debian box atm to verify until i get home)

yours
albert