On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:44:51 -0700 "Simper, Brian D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Is there a theoretical or functional maximum memory you can put in a
> Linux machine? I have a server with 2GB installed but the free
> command stubbornly says:
>
> # free
> total used free shared buffers
> cached
> Mem: 902768 672416 230352 0 45820
> 193564
> -/+ buffers/cache: 433032 469736
> Swap: 522216 25124 497092
>
> This is Red Hat Linux 9 machine with a stock kernel. Am I missing
> some crucial point? Has anyone else dealt with a lower than expected
> reported memory?
Make sure you compile your kernel with the option 4Gb RAM (look under
Processor Type and Features). Normally, the stock RH kernel is compiled
w/ 4Gb, but I don't know about RH 9.0.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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