From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org>
Cc: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [SOLVED] RAM installed vs reported
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:56:03 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B3C12C3.6010505@tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B3B4EF6.7030800@asyr.hopto.org>
Thanasis wrote:
> on 12/30/2009 01:08 PM Dirk Heinrichs wrote the following:
>> Am Mittwoch 30 Dezember 2009 11:49:39 schrieb Thanasis:
>>
>>> I have a netbook (Acer Aspire One A110L) and installed a 1GB DDR2 in the
>>> available slot, for a total of 1.5GB or RAM.
>>> The BIOS reports it as 1.5GB and so does grml linux (booting from usb),
>>> but the installed gentoo linux reports only 904600 kB:
>> With more than 1G of memory, you should set CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y.
>>
Another benefit with PAE is that you get the benefit of the nx bit being
available to eliminate several classes to deliberate and unintentional misbehavior.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-31 2:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-30 10:49 RAM installed vs reported Thanasis
[not found] ` <200912301208.54359.dirk.heinrichs@online.de>
2009-12-30 11:26 ` [gentoo-user] " Thanasis
2009-12-31 14:59 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2009-12-31 18:41 ` Thanasis
2010-01-01 13:38 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2010-01-03 10:09 ` Thanasis
2010-01-03 23:10 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2010-01-04 0:39 ` Thanasis
2010-01-04 1:17 ` Krzysztof Halasa
[not found] ` <c30988c31001040651l8351224l4eb1f1a54610653e@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <4B422A86.3070805@asyr.hopto.org>
2010-01-04 20:01 ` Thanasis
2010-01-04 23:53 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2009-12-30 13:00 ` [SOLVED] " Thanasis
2009-12-31 2:56 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]
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