Chris, please provide the output from the command "dmidecode" (to be run as root)
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Chris Adams < [email protected]> wrote: > The vendor is Kingston and DIMMS are identical. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* joji johny [mailto:[email protected]] > *To:* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:29:05 -0800 > > *Subject:* Re: [rhelv5-list] 4 GB not recognized after PAE kernel upgrade > > I meant whether the make (vendor) of the memory(ram) are different. > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Chris Adams < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> You mean different hardware, or OS? I previously added 4 GB to an >> identical server from the same vendor running CentOS 5 and it recognized >> full amount of RAM. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* joji johny [mailto:[email protected]] >> *To:* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:12:51 -0800 >> *Subject:* Re: [rhelv5-list] 4 GB not recognized after PAE kernel upgrade >> >> Adams, >> Some systems doesn't recognize the memories since the vendors are >> different or due to improper dimm allocation. >> >> Regards, >> Joji V J >> >> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Chris Adams < >> [email protected]> 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. >>> >>> I can provide output from any commands necessary. Just let me know. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Christopher Adams >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rhelv5-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> rhelv5-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > Joji V J > IT Infrastructure Administrator > > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > > -- Regards, Joji V J IT Infrastructure Administrator
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