Re: 512Meg of Ram

To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: 512Meg of Ram
From: Jens Gecius <jens@gecius.de>
Date: 28 Oct 2001 01:51:42 -0400
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 200110272119.f9RLJDlp031513@babylon5.techgod.net> (waynes@techgod.net's message of "Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:19:13 -0500")
References: <[🔎] 200110272119.f9RLJDlp031513@babylon5.techgod.net>

waynes@techgod.net writes:

> I just added 512meg of ram to my Debian Woody box.  I had heard that Linux does not support 512meg of ram without a kernel recompile.  Is this true?

No, it isn't. If you have more than approx. 868MB, then the all above
isn't used without a recompile with "HIGH_MEM" set. This is at least
valid with 2.4.x.

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