f10.x86_64: laptop HP: Problem to see all 4Gb of memory
Kevin J. Cummings
cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
Wed Dec 3 17:10:56 UTC 2008
Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 December 2008, Dario Lesca wrote:
>> Hi, I have install 4Gb of ram on this HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop:
>> http://www.smolts.org/client/show_all/pub_4d5ac78f-b263-4f95-a26d-5d248e5659
>> aa
>>
>> The BIOS showed only 3Gb of RAM.
>>
>> Then I have update the BIOS with last version released from HP.
>>
>> Now the BIOS show correctly 4Gb of RAM, but Fedora10 x86_64 show only
>>
>> 3Gb of RAM (also smolt show 3Gb of RAM):
>>> [root at lesca ~]# free
>>> total used free shared buffers cached
>>> Mem: 3093172 2771984 321188 0 1712 1549504
>>> -/+ buffers/cache: 1220768 1872404
>>> Swap: 6291448 93716 6197732
>> On this laptop I have test also Fedora9 with last kernel-PAE-x.x.x.i686
>> but also in this case the memori show is only 3Gb.
>>
>> Some suggest?
>>
>> Is a BIOS problem?
>
> No, you need to turn on the PAE abilities in the kernel config and re-build &
> re-install.
On an x86_64 system? x86_64 is supposed to work without PAE. Check
your BIOS.
>> Thanks for reply.
>>
>> --
>> Dario Lesca <d.lesca at solinos.it>
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