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Bug#782292: marked as done (linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Thinkpad x60 4GB, only 3GB is recognised)

Your message dated Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:33:23 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#782292: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Thinkpad x60 4GB, only 3GB is recognised
has caused the Debian Bug report #782292,
regarding linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Thinkpad x60 4GB, only 3GB is recognised
to be marked as done.

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Package: src:linux
Version: 3.16.7-ckt7-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

*** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation?
     Just installed extra 2GB of memory in my laptop
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
     Tried to replace the kernel by the compiled kernel for SID(unstable)
   * What was the outcome of this action?
     Didn't work
   * What outcome did you expect instead?
     To recognise the 4GB of memory installed in the system

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-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]                   1.5.56
ii  initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool]  0.119
ii  kmod                                    18-3
ii  linux-base                              3.5

Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae recommends:
ii  firmware-linux-free  3.3
pn  irqbalance           <none>
ii  libc6-i686           2.19-17

Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae suggests:
pn  debian-kernel-handbook  <none>
ii  grub-pc                 2.02~beta2-22
pn  linux-doc-3.16          <none>

Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae is related to:
pn  firmware-atheros        <none>
pn  firmware-bnx2           <none>
pn  firmware-bnx2x          <none>
pn  firmware-brcm80211      <none>
pn  firmware-intelwimax     <none>
pn  firmware-ipw2x00        <none>
pn  firmware-ivtv           <none>
ii  firmware-iwlwifi        0.43
pn  firmware-libertas       <none>
pn  firmware-linux          <none>
pn  firmware-linux-nonfree  <none>
pn  firmware-myricom        <none>
pn  firmware-netxen         <none>
pn  firmware-qlogic         <none>
pn  firmware-ralink         <none>
pn  firmware-realtek        <none>
pn  xen-hypervisor          <none>

-- debconf information:
  linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-3.16.0-4-686-pae: false
  linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae/prerm/removing-running-kernel-3.16.0-4-686-pae: true
  linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae/postinst/mips-initrd-3.16.0-4-686-pae:

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
On Fri, 2015-04-10 at 14:40 +1000, Marcel Nogueira d'Eurydice wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 3.16.7-ckt7-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
>      Just installed extra 2GB of memory in my laptop
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
>      Tried to replace the kernel by the compiled kernel for SID(unstable)
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
>      Didn't work
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
>      To recognise the 4GB of memory installed in the system

This is a limitation of the chipset used in the X60, not software.

It has a physical address range of 4GB which must include all memory
mapped I/O devices as well as the RAM, therefore not all the 4GB RAM
will be accessible.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
                                                           - Albert Einstein

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