One GB Limit on RAM?

[Timothy Legg <tim_legg_iowa@yahoo.com>]

Hello,
 
 I haven't used Debian for several years.  I am glad to be back in the game again.
 
 I decided to install 2GB of RAM on my Compaq Evo (D31vm).  As this is a dual boot system, I do know for certain that the memory is accepted by the chipset.  Also the datasheets for this machine reflect a compatibility with that quantity of memory
 
 In linux, only 1GB is visible.
 
 In fact, 'free' told me that my total memort is exactly 906736kb.  /proc/meminfo agrees with that too.
 
 So am I being unusual by possessing such large amounts of memory, or did I forget something more fundamental.
 
 btw, I have a rather current 2.6.8-2-386 #1 (i686) kernel
 
 Thanks,
 
 Tim

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