[Tfug] GNOME System Monitor not reporting all available memory

Jude Nelson judecn at gmail.com
Wed Aug 22 14:16:24 MST 2007


Get the source to both the -bigmem kernel and the default kernel and view
the diff between the two default configs :)

On 8/21/07, Glen Pfeiffer <glen at thepfeiffers.net> wrote:
>
> On 08/18/2007 11:29 AM, Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> >>> Now it is official that Debian is not recognizing 2GB.
>
> On 08/06/2007 09:49 AM, Robert Hunter wrote:
> >> -What kernel version are you running?
>
> On 8/6/07, Glen Pfeiffer <glen at thepfeiffers.net> wrote:
> >
> > It looks like the kernel is the issue. Apparently I need to run
> > 2.6.18-686.
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/msg/e92725014e31e7a0
> >
> > I will try it out, and report back to you guys.
> >
>
> I installed 2.6.18-5-686-bigmem and Debian now sees all the
> memory. I am not sure if "bigmem" was necessary. Does anyone know
> off hand the details?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Glen
>
>
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