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From:	Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc:	Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de>, LKML <linux-kernel@×××××××××××.org>
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] RAM installed vs reported
Date:	Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:26:55
Message-Id:	`4B3B38F2.6090006@asyr.hopto.org`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] RAM installed vs reported by Dirk Heinrichs

1	on 12/30/2009 01:08 PM Dirk Heinrichs wrote the following:
2	> Am Mittwoch 30 Dezember 2009 11:49:39 schrieb Thanasis:
3	>> I have a netbook (Acer Aspire One A110L) and installed a 1GB DDR2 in the
4	>> available slot, for a total of 1.5GB or RAM.
5	>> The BIOS reports it as 1.5GB and so does grml linux (booting from usb),
6	>> but the installed gentoo linux reports only 904600 kB:
7	>
8	> With more than 1G of memory, you should set CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y.
9	> HTH...
10	> Dirk
11	I thought CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G had to do with more than 4GB of RAM.
12	Now I can see that the associated help says it is for an amount between
13	1 and 4GB.
14	That should be it. The option name confused me.
15	I will try it and report back.
16	Thanks :-)