fedroa 9 32 bit

[James Wilkinson]

Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> The 32-bit generic .i686 kernel sees what the BIOS tells it is  
> available.  If you google it, you'll find a couple of good explanations  
> as to why 32-bit generic .i686 kernels don't see (or can't use) all 4GB,  
> it is usually something less (like 3.5 or 3.75 GB, depends on the  
> motherboard).  In order to use *all* 4GB of RAM (or more), you need to  
> use a PAE enabled kernel instead of the generic .i686 kernel.

I understand that the .i686 kernels do have PAE enabled, not least
because it’s needed for NX/XD to work.

Hope this helps,

James.

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