On Monday 02 June 2003 05:52 pm, David A. Bandel wrote: > On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:52:27 -0400 > > Dennis Veatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 02 June 2003 04:34 pm, Vern W Heesch wrote: > > > Not sure if this applies to your distro, but in Mandrake there are 2 > > > different kernals and the enterprise is required for that much ram. > > > Just a thought. > > > > Not exactly, what you are thinking about is the kernel ability to use > > 3G or more. Which is an option that can be set when compiling the > > kernel. I have successfully used 1G on the standard ML9.1 distro. Mobo > > depent. You may have to append the memory size in grub or lilo. > > OK, let�s clear the air about this now. > > The "standard" kernel will allow you to use up to 1Gb of memory. > If you have 1Gb-4Gb, you need to select the 4Gb memory model when > building your kernel. > If you have 4Gb or more, you need the 64Gb (max RAM supported on ia32) > option. The numbers are max memory, not minimum. > > I know this because I�ve seen it on systems w/ 3Gb and 8Gb of memory. > It�s all in the Documentation (/usr/src/linux/Documentation/...). > > Ciao, > > David A. Bandel
Yes thats right. I should have been more clearer. -- Registered Linux user 193414 http://counter.li.org Don't be afraid to try something. Remember that amateurs built the ark and professionals built the Titanic. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
