386 kernel (was Re: debian 3.1 - how make it to support 2G memory)
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On 11/27/07 13:24, Manon Metten wrote:
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> Once I had the same problem with kernel: 2.6.18-4-486
> After I upgraded the kernel to 2.6.18-5-686 I could use 2Gb.
Because the -686 kernel binary is built with this feature enabled.
> I was told that "There were no 486 machines with more than a GB of RAM,
> and those CPUs probably don't have the features needed by HIGHMEM".
> So obviously your 2.4.27-2-386 kernel has the same problem. But to be
> honest, I don't know if you can use a 686 kernel on a 386 machine.
I can guarantee you with metaphysically complete certitude that OP
is *not* using a machine with an 80386 chip in it.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
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