it is, look at 'dmesg' or look at the log when the system boots. in my case i have 512MB memory
Memory: 517152k/524288k available (1256k kernel code, 412k reserved, 5424k data, 44k init) the system tells you what the overhead is used for. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ free -m total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 505 278 226 70 8 220 -/+ buffers/cache: 49 455 Swap: 368 0 368 nate D-Man wrote: > > I have 64MB RAM and 256MB swap. When I run free it tells me I have > 61MB RAM and 244MB swap. Interesting. > > Also, I had read in a How-To that Linux wouldn't use more than 128MB > of swap in a single partition. Before I relayed that info, I though I > would test it (I had only recently expanded my swap beyond the 128MB > size). I got it to use 241MB of swap (with free telling me I had 2MB > free). Must be outdated info in the how-to. > > However, I think that the system is really using all the memory > available. It must have something to do with the way free gets its > information. (but I have no proof) > > -D > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 05:46:48PM -0800, Denzil Kelly wrote: > > When I partitioned my hard drive, I noticed that I was > > unable to make a swap partition of 128 MB. For > > whatever reason, the largest partition I was able to > > make was 122 MB. Why is this? Also I've noticed that > > all of my memory isn't detected either. Why is this? I > > have 128 MB installed, but this is what is reported by > > free > > > > total used free shared buffers > > cached > > Mem: 124 120 3 45 17 42 > > Swap: 122 0 122 > > Total: 246 120 125 > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]