On Sunday 28 December 2003 10:44 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 28 December 2003 09:15, Steven Nelson wrote: > > The kernel not being able to work correctly with over 850mb is most > > likely reason it only stated I was using around 850mb when there > > was 1024mb enabled. That is not the reason the physical memory is > > being used so much. I have had memory problems a couple of times. > > Not with this system, with another. Memory can easily cause a > > problem with the os or an application or another peice of hardware. > > The system I am using is fully compatible. > > > > There is still a memory problem with the 512mb installed. It is > > possible the memory is causing the problem, although I want to > > check if a memory configuration problem is causing the problem > > before I would buy more memory. The chance of it being another > > issue besides the memory is pretty high. Will somebody tell me how > > to correct the problem or ways to try and fix the problem if they > > know? > > > > From, > > > > Steven > > > > > > From: Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Physical memory is to high. > > >Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:53:58 +0000 > > > > > >On Sunday 28 December 2003 08:39, Steven Nelson wrote: > > > > The computer states that I am using, physical memory is to > > > > high. I > > > > > >Steven, there are two issues here. First, when you had 1024MB RAM > > >installed you should have been using the Enterprise kernel - built > > > to correctly handle ram over around 850MB > > > > > >Second - linux handles memory very differently from windows, which > > >tends to cause panic in newbies - I remember the feeling :-) In > > > fact it uses every scrap of memory available to it as and whenit > > > needs it. It is much better than windows though in detecting the > > > need to let go of something when it needs to make space. > > > > > >Although it looks alarming I have never heard of anyone running > > > into actual difficulty through memory use, assuming that they had > > > enough installed to get a system running :-) > > > > > >HTH > > > > > >Anne > > >-- > > Run top and copy/paste the summary lines at the top of the page. > > Anne
also copy and paste the section from your /etc/lilo.conf that is the 'stanza' you are booting from. you can also find memtester and memtest86 on the cdroms
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