Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread David Guntner
Jean-Marc grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:11:58 -0800 > David Guntner wrote: >> >> Really? As I understand it, a 32-bit operating system cannot address >> more than 4G of memory. >> >> What am I missing here? > > Some more infos about PAE (Physical Address Extension): > ht

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread David Guntner
PaulNM grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > > On 12/12/2013 02:11 AM, David Guntner wrote: >> Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >>> On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: Dear List - I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Doug
On 12/12/2013 03:24 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 18:49 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: On 12/12/13 18:24, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Ethan, still HTML, really ;)? On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 01:42 -0500, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: Are there any command line statement(s) that will

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 12/12/2013 2:42 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Perhaps because 64-bit gives their use case brings disadvantage but no > advantages? Perhaps for other reasons. To assume that you *should* use > 64-bit in all cases is incorrect. There are old 32 bit PAE only machines around with plenty of capabilit

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread PaulNM
On 12/12/2013 03:36 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 03:29 -0500, PaulNM wrote: >> All Microsoft 32-bit consumer OS's are limited to 4GB RAM, if not >> less. > > IIRC 3.75 GiB, we already made the mistake and used the term GB instead > of GiB ;). > Well. Whether GB instead of

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 19:42 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > I wrote: > > Why do so many people, with 64-bit architecture prefer 32-bit > > operating systems? > > > > > Perhaps because 64-bit gives their use case brings disadvantage but no > advantages? Perhaps for other reasons. To assume that you

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/12/13 19:24, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 18:49 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 12/12/13 18:24, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>> Ethan, still HTML, really ;)? >>> >>> On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 01:42 -0500, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com >>> wrote: Are there any command line stateme

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 03:29 -0500, PaulNM wrote: > All Microsoft 32-bit consumer OS's are limited to 4GB RAM, if not > less. IIRC 3.75 GiB, we already made the mistake and used the term GB instead of GiB ;). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "u

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread PaulNM
On 12/12/2013 02:41 AM, Christian Groessler wrote: > On 12/12/13 08:32, Jean-Marc wrote: >> Like PailNM said, not implemented in Microsoft O/S. > > > How come, everyone is thinking so? > > Of course, it's implemented. > > regards, > chris > > Check this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/li

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread PaulNM
On 12/12/2013 02:49 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Which distro ships a pae kernel with highmem64G *disabled* in the > default .config? > I can confirm both kernels on my up-to-date Debian Wheezy 32-bit install have it enabled. linux-image-3.2.0-4-486 linux-image-3.2.0-4-686-pae I'm pretty s

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 18:49 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 12/12/13 18:24, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Ethan, still HTML, really ;)? > > > > On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 01:42 -0500, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com > > wrote: > >> Are there any command line statement(s) that will enable the system to > >>

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-12 Thread Christian Groessler
On 12/12/13 08:32, Jean-Marc wrote: Like PailNM said, not implemented in Microsoft O/S. How come, everyone is thinking so? Of course, it's implemented. regards, chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/12/13 18:24, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Ethan, still HTML, really ;)? > > On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 01:42 -0500, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com > wrote: >> Are there any command line statement(s) that will enable the system to >> use more than 4 GB of RAM? > > Only when you compile a 32-bit archite

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/12/13 18:11, David Guntner wrote: > Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >> On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: >>> Dear List - >>> >>> I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that >>> can be used? >> >> 64GB > > Really? Yes. Really

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Bob Proulx
David Guntner wrote: > Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: > >> I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that > >> can be used? > > > > 64GB > > Really? As I understand it, a 32-bit operating system cannot address > mo

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Jean-Marc
On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:11:58 -0800 David Guntner wrote: > > Really? As I understand it, a 32-bit operating system cannot address > more than 4G of memory. > > What am I missing here? Some more infos about PAE (Physical Address Extension): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extensi

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2013-12-11 at 23:11 -0800, David Guntner wrote: > > On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: > >> pae kernel This ^ > What am I missing here? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread PaulNM
On 12/12/2013 02:11 AM, David Guntner wrote: > Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >> On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: >>> Dear List - >>> >>> I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that >>> can be used? >> >> 64GB > > Really? As I

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Ethan, still HTML, really ;)? On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 01:42 -0500, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: > Are there any command line statement(s) that will enable the system to > use more than 4 GB of RAM? Only when you compile a 32-bit architecture kernel, then you can enable it by echo "CONFIG

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread David Guntner
Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: >> Dear List - >> >> I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that >> can be used? > > 64GB Really? As I understand it, a 32-bit operating system cannot address mor

Re: Maximum RAM

2013-12-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: > Dear List - > > I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that > can be used? 64GB > Are there any command line statement(s) that will enable > the system to use more than 4 GB of RAM? n/a > > TIA > > Ethan