Re: No more than 1GB of RAM memory detected... but I have 2GB of RAM installed
Hello,
I assume 2.4.27-2-386 is compiled without 4GB Option (even 2.6..-486 in
etch are compiled without). Try upgrading to a different kernel (from
the Debian Repo).
rgds,
Andreas
Matthias Haegele schrieb:
> 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.).
>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> Pd. I'm sorry for my bad English.
>
> hth
> MH
>
>
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