Re: Max RAM

On 10/29/2010 12:06 PM, adam jvok wrote:
> Just got a new PC with more RAM than I've had before. 6GB.
> 
> The BIOS sees it all OK, but within Mandriva 2010.1 I'm only seeing 3GB.
> 
> I'm using the Mandriva free version, which I think is 32bit, should I be
> able to see 4GB not just the 3?
> 
> cat /proc/meminfo
> MemTotal:        3241380 kB
> 
> 
> Second question: If I buy the 64bit version will I have use of all 6GB?
> 
> Thanks for any advice


To see more memory on the 32bit version you can try the PAE kernel, but
that's probably only enabled on server kernels.

Yes, if you use the 64-bit version you see all 6gb:

~$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       6050384    5862064     188320          0     682500    2849472
-/+ buffers/cache:    2330092    3720292
Swap:      4088504          0    4088504


I'm using 64bit cooker.