RE: System Only Recognizing 256 MB Ram
"Bret" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.redhat.install |
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| Organization | Machine Management |
| Message-ID | <000001ca9004$d9c8b9c0$0d00a8c0@bjsworkstation> |
The bios on Dell 1850 has a OS install setting which can cause this. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Rick Stevens > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:43 PM > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > Subject: Re: System Only Recognizing 256 MB Ram > > On 01/07/2010 03:04 PM, Ronald Mccarty wrote: > > Hey, > > > > Hope someone can give me some help here... > > > > I have a Dell 1850 with 4 X 1 GB memory sticks that the > linux kernel is only recognizing 256 MB...well actually 249 > it's reporting: > > > > [root@asvhyp1 proc]# free -m > > total used free shared > buffers cached > > Mem: 249 98 150 0 > 8 64 > > -/+ buffers/cache: 24 224 > > Swap: 2047 0 2047 > > > > > > I originally thought it was a Xen / Kernel issue; however, > booting the > > system to a non zen kernel reports the same issue. (dmesg is > > reporting 256 MB low mem, and no high) > > > > It seems like I saw something years ago when getting 32-bit > systems to see 4 GB was more magic than science, but I'm stumped. > > > > The Dell BIOS is showing the 4 GB. > > > > If you don't have any insight, maybe some tips on helpful > commands would be useful. > > We need to know what RHEL version you're running. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer [email protected] - > - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > - - > - If Windows isn't a virus, then it sure as hell is a carrier! - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > [email protected] > Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: [email protected] Subject: unsubscribe