I can confirm this bug. I'm running kernel 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic version 2.6.15-6, and see the very same thing. So I have to turn off the memory remapping feature that allows the system to see all 4 gig of memory, and thus lose the use of about 200 megabytes of memory. Hardware: ASUS A8V Deluxe, 4G RAM, Athlon 64 3200+ CPU. -- Kevin Brown kevin@sysexperts.com