From: Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@online.de>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] RAM installed vs reported
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:26:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B3B38F2.6090006@asyr.hopto.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200912301208.54359.dirk.heinrichs@online.de>
on 12/30/2009 01:08 PM Dirk Heinrichs wrote the following:
> Am Mittwoch 30 Dezember 2009 11:49:39 schrieb Thanasis:
>> I have a netbook (Acer Aspire One A110L) and installed a 1GB DDR2 in the
>> available slot, for a total of 1.5GB or RAM.
>> The BIOS reports it as 1.5GB and so does grml linux (booting from usb),
>> but the installed gentoo linux reports only 904600 kB:
>
> With more than 1G of memory, you should set CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y.
> HTH...
> Dirk
I thought CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G had to do with more than 4GB of RAM.
Now I can see that the associated help says it is for an amount between
1 and 4GB.
That should be it. The option name confused me.
I will try it and report back.
Thanks :-)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-30 11:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-30 10:49 [gentoo-user] RAM installed vs reported Thanasis
2009-12-30 11:08 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2009-12-30 11:26 ` Thanasis [this message]
[not found] ` <m3fx6r8a0l.fsf@intrepid.localdomain>
2009-12-31 18:41 ` Thanasis
[not found] ` <m3vdfmosha.fsf@intrepid.localdomain>
2010-01-03 10:09 ` Thanasis
[not found] ` <m3aawulr8t.fsf@intrepid.localdomain>
2010-01-04 0:39 ` Thanasis
2010-01-04 14:51 ` Joshua Murphy
2010-01-04 17:51 ` Thanasis
2010-01-04 20:01 ` Thanasis
2010-01-04 18:06 ` Thanasis
2009-12-30 13:00 ` [gentoo-user] Re: [SOLVED] " Thanasis
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