[rhelv6-list] RHEL6 x86 on system with 4 GB memory

[Jonathan M. Polom]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Steve Allen
<allen at doobie.itdl.ds.boeing.com> wrote:
> "Jonathan M. Polom" <s0nic0nslaught at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have Red Hat 6 x86 installed on a Pentium 4 system with 4 GB system
>> memory. Although the default kernel has PAE capability (no modules in
>> lsmod but it's a requirement for the x86 variant so it's likely
>> compiled in) it claims total system memory is about 3.3GB (via top or
>> gnome performance monitor). How do you get RHEL6 to see >= 4GB memory?
>> Is it a kernel argument or something else?
>
> PAE has to be enabled in the BIOS.  If you don't have that option in the
> BIOS, you just can't do it.  I'm in the same position, 4GB RAM, but no
> PAE in the BIOS, so all I get available is about 3.3GB.
>
> Steve
>
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Didn't think to check the BIOS. Will do. Thanks.

-- 
Jon Polom