Can you load a net5501 with >4GB of RAM? If not there's no reason to run a PAE capable kernel on a Soekris but it could be the default for the geni586 image.
-- Kristian Kielhofner Sent from a mobile device. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Abnett <eldorado...@yahoo.com> To: AstLinux Users Mailing List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Mon Feb 27 13:56:50 2012 Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astlinux RAM Memory Limitation I was thinking the astlinux kernel was non PAE.. Can a soekris net5501 run a PAE kernel? -Christopher On 2/27/12 11:11 AM, "Kristian Kielhofner" <k...@kriskinc.com> wrote: >Lonnie, > > FYI a 32 bit kernel can address up to 64GB of RAM via PAE: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension > >On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck ><li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote: >> Hi Ionel, >> >> Thanks for sharing your hardware config. Good to hear an Intel Atom >>D2700 works fine. Lots of horsepower, and a good price. >> >> I have heard there are video issues with the D2700 (Cedarview) and >>Linux drivers: >> >> http://www.logicsupply.com/faq?faq1=26&faq2=176 >> >> It seems this issue only applies for higher-end video applications, and >>not for AstLinux applications. Good to know. >> >> As for your 4GB memory, the AstLinux 1.0.x kernel configs are: >> -- >> CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y >> # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set >> CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y >> -- >> Possibly your board needs 2x2GB to access 4GB ? Or is this normal to >>show 3GB for 4GB with Linux and the above kernel configs? anyone ? I >>don't know, but 3GB is way more than you will need. >> >> Thanks again for sharing... >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> >> On Feb 26, 2012, at 3:43 PM, Ionel Chila wrote: >> >>> Is there a RAM memory limitation in the Astlinux. I have a 4GB module >>>but I only show 3GB. Not that it matters since I have plenty of RAM but >>>just curious. 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