Re: ghost MB of memory
Am 2006-02-15 01:06:26, schrieb roberto: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? By serarching Goolge. Debian kernels are compiled to support only 1 GByte but it is effectivly 885 MByte. You need: CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y in your Linux config I really hope i 'd not have to re-compile the whole kernel again... ~:$ uname -a Linux my_name 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Thu May 19 17:40:50 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux You have to recompile Greetings Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant # Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/8845235667100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
On 2/17/06, Luis Finotti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, roberto wrote: On 2/15/06, Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i cheked the BIOS setup: the video shared memory is not set; hence the problem is only about this module 'highmem' in the kernel; hence i realized the only one solution is to recompile... if any other way, please tell me else ok, i'll start recompile :) bye You can use the 686 (or k7, depending on your processor) kernel. They have highmem enabled. And it is pretty painless to do that and at least give it a try. yes thank you, it works correctly with '686'; i installed it and highmem is activated now bye -- roberto OS: GNU/Linux, debian sarge kernel: 2.6.8-2-386 KDE: 3.3 editor: gvim
Re: ghost MB of memory
On 2/15/06, Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], I have exactly the same problem. Durin boot, the BIOS sees all the physically installed 1Gb of memory. But the sarge's kernel only sees 885Mb... The video shared memory is set in the BIOS setup? i cheked the BIOS setup: the video shared memory is not set; hence the problem is only about this module 'highmem' in the kernel; hence i realized the only one solution is to recompile... if any other way, please tell me else ok, i'll start recompile :) bye -- roberto OS: GNU/Linux, debian sarge kernel: 2.6.8-2-386 KDE: 3.3 editor: gvim
Re: ghost MB of memory
Hi, roberto wrote: On 2/15/06, Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i cheked the BIOS setup: the video shared memory is not set; hence the problem is only about this module 'highmem' in the kernel; hence i realized the only one solution is to recompile... if any other way, please tell me else ok, i'll start recompile :) bye You can use the 686 (or k7, depending on your processor) kernel. They have highmem enabled. And it is pretty painless to do that and at least give it a try. HTH, Luis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 09:05 +0800, Richard wrote: On 16/02/06, Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 11:38 +, Andy Hawkins wrote: Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], roberto[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? Could it be something as simple as a video card using shared memory? Andy I have exactly the same problem. Durin boot, the BIOS sees all the physically installed 1Gb of memory. But the sarge's kernel only sees 885Mb... The video shared memory is set in the BIOS setup? Thanks Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] After i had installed another 512 MB RAM to my box i had the same: only 885 MB was detected. It seems i had to use High Memory Support (4GB) in the kernel. Seems the official kernel from debian does not have this feature. Maybe you need to compile your own kernel. Thank you. I will recompile the kernel anyway, in order to optimize it. Regards Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
On Thursday 16 February 2006 14:55, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 09:05 +0800, Richard wrote: On 16/02/06, Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 11:38 +, Andy Hawkins wrote: Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], roberto[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? Could it be something as simple as a video card using shared memory? Andy I have exactly the same problem. Durin boot, the BIOS sees all the physically installed 1Gb of memory. But the sarge's kernel only sees 885Mb... The video shared memory is set in the BIOS setup? Thanks Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] After i had installed another 512 MB RAM to my box i had the same: only 885 MB was detected. It seems i had to use High Memory Support (4GB) in the kernel. Seems the official kernel from debian does not have this feature. Maybe you need to compile your own kernel. Thank you. I will recompile the kernel anyway, in order to optimize it. Be aware that later kernels, post 2.6.15, have readjusted the way memory is accessed, and that the full 1gb of memory will be seen without extra calesthentics. Regards Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Cheers, Gene People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the word 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's stupid bounce rules. I do use spamassassin too. :-) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], roberto[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? Could it be something as simple as a video card using shared memory? Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 11:38 +, Andy Hawkins wrote: Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], roberto[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? Could it be something as simple as a video card using shared memory? Andy I have exactly the same problem. Durin boot, the BIOS sees all the physically installed 1Gb of memory. But the sarge's kernel only sees 885Mb... The video shared memory is set in the BIOS setup? Thanks Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Marcelo Chiapparini[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The video shared memory is set in the BIOS setup? I would imagine so, yes. Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghost MB of memory
On 16/02/06, Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 11:38 +, Andy Hawkins wrote: Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], roberto[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? Could it be something as simple as a video card using shared memory? Andy I have exactly the same problem. Durin boot, the BIOS sees all the physically installed 1Gb of memory. But the sarge's kernel only sees 885Mb... The video shared memory is set in the BIOS setup? Thanks Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] After i had installed another 512 MB RAM to my box i had the same: only 885 MB was detected. It seems i had to use High Memory Support (4GB) in the kernel. Seems the official kernel from debian does not have this feature. Maybe you need to compile your own kernel.
Re: ghost MB of memory
roberto wrote: Hello actually i use a desktop with 1GB of memory installed but my kernel installed from debian sarge repositories takes into account 885MB only. How can i rescue the remaining size of memory?? In some other post i read it'd be enough to apt install the 2.6.8-2-686 instead of my current version 2.6.8-2-386 which should contain by default the highmem option configured. I really hope i 'd not have to re-compile the whole kernel again... ~:$ uname -a Linux my_name 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Thu May 19 17:40:50 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux thank you for any help to solve this issue As Richard said, the most likely reason is that high memory support is not compiled into the kernel. The kernel can support maximum memory sizes of 1GB, 4GB, or 64GB. I'd be surprised if Debian kernels supported only 1GB of memory. If this is the case, the only solution would be to recompile the kernel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
