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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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