On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Chris Adams <adams_chri...@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> wrote: > I am running RedHat 5 on a 32 bit system with 2 GB RAM . I have verified > that the hardware supports at least 4 GB RAM. I added an additional 2 GB > ram. However, issuing the various command to show memory available, it would > only show ~2.5 GB. > > So, reading about the PAE kernel, I installed it via RPM and after > rebooting, verified that the /etc/grub.conf file shows the PAE kernel first > and the Default=0. When I run 'cat /proc/meminfo' and 'free -om', it still > reports 2.5 GB. > > Can someone explain what is going on and what I should do, other than > upgrading to a 64 bit system? I have done this same update on an identical > server running CentOS 5 and it recognizes the 4 GB.
Well the first thing is to make sure the servers are identical... make sure the BIOS version and BIOS settings are exactly the same. I had a set of boxes where the BIOS's were identical but for some reason the shipped settings were different and RAM would not show up. After that, what does uname -a show. > I can provide output from any commands necessary. Just let me know. > > Many thanks, > > Christopher Adams > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > rhelv5-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > > -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list rhelv5-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
