32bit OS on 64Bit Hardware...

"Frank, Ryan W" <[email protected]> Wed, 31 May 2006 16:42:48 -0400
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Hello all!
 
I am trying to build a DL-385 with AS 3.0 Update 7 32bit... The
developer specified he wanted the 32bit os... Anywho.. the box posts
with 8gb of RAM.  During the boot process I see the following message:
 
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 -
000000000009f400 (usable)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 000000000009f400 -
00000000000a0000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 -
0000000000100000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 -
00000000f57f8000 (usable)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000f57f8000 -
00000000f5800000 (ACPI data)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000fdc00000 -
00000000fdc01000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000fdc10000 -
00000000fdc11000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 -
00000000fec01000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000fec10000 -
00000000fec11000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000fec20000 -
00000000fec21000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 syslog: klogd startup succeeded
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 -
00000000fee10000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 00000000ff800000 -
0000000100000000 (reserved)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:  BIOS-e820: 0000000100000000 -
00000001fffff000 (usable)
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel: Warning only 4GB will be used.
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel: Use a PAE enabled kernel.
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel: 3200MB HIGHMEM available.
May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel: 896MB LOWMEM available.
 
When the OS comes up I only see 4gb of RAM.   I am using the SMP kernel
(should support 8gb), and as far as I can tell PAE is enabled... Checked
in /proc/cpuinfo... I have even tried specifying mem=8192M on the kernel
line in grub.conf... still no luck...
 
I *believe* the 32bit OS will not see the additional RAM, I am just
looking for any information that could point me to why so I can explain
to the developers... 
 
-Ryan
 

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<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello 
all!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am trying to build 
a DL-385 with AS 3.0 Update 7 32bit... The developer specified he wanted the 
32bit os... Anywho.. the box posts with 8gb of RAM.&nbsp; During the boot 
process I see the following message:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>May 31 15:22:37 
cltrsklccs01 kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:<BR>May 31 15:22:37 
cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f400 
(usable)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 
000000000009f400 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 
kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)<BR>May 
31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 
00000000f57f8000 (usable)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; 
BIOS-e820: 00000000f57f8000 - 00000000f5800000 (ACPI data)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 
cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 00000000fdc00000 - 00000000fdc01000 
(reserved)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 
00000000fdc10000 - 00000000fdc11000 (reserved)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 
kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000 (reserved)<BR>May 
31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 00000000fec10000 - 
00000000fec11000 (reserved)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; 
BIOS-e820: 00000000fec20000 - 00000000fec21000 (reserved)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 
cltrsklccs01 syslog: klogd startup succeeded<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 
kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee10000 (reserved)<BR>May 
31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; BIOS-e820: 00000000ff800000 - 
0000000100000000 (reserved)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel:&nbsp; 
BIOS-e820: 0000000100000000 - 00000001fffff000 (usable)<BR>May 31 15:22:37 
cltrsklccs01 kernel: Warning only 4GB will be used.<BR>May 31 15:22:37 
cltrsklccs01 kernel: Use a PAE enabled kernel.<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 
kernel: 3200MB HIGHMEM available.<BR>May 31 15:22:37 cltrsklccs01 kernel: 896MB 
LOWMEM available.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the OS comes up 
I only see 4gb of RAM.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am using the SMP kernel (should support 
8gb), and as far as I can tell PAE is enabled... Checked in /proc/cpuinfo... I 
have even tried specifying mem=8192M on the kernel line in grub.conf... still no 
luck...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I *believe* the 
32bit OS will not see the additional RAM, I am just looking for any information 
that could point me to why so I can explain to the developers... 
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=400483520-31052006><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>-Ryan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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