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> No I do not, as I was under the impression it's not required unless |
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> you have at least 4gb (sorry for the poor formatting, copying from |
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> putty/terminal to a text box doesn't format very well): |
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> |
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> Linux Kernel v2.6.11-gentoo-r6 Configuration |
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> ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── |
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> |
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> |
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> ┌─────────────────────── |
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> High Memory Support |
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> ────────────────────────┐ |
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> │ Use the arrow keys to navigate this window or press the hotkey of │ |
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> │ the item you wish to select followed by the <SPACE BAR>. Press │ |
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> │ <?> for additional information about this option. │ |
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> │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ |
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> │ │ (X) off │ │ |
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> │ │ ( ) 4GB │ │ |
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> │ │ ( ) 64GB │ │ |
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> │ │ │ │ |
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> │ │ │ │ |
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> │ │ │ │ |
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> │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ |
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> ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ |
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> │ <Select> < Help > │ |
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> └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ |
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You definetly have to say "4GB" here. The Linux Kernel (Gentoo is not |
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responsible for detecting your RAM) will otherwise not access all RAM |
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available. Usually, if you execute "dmesg" the first lines talks about |
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LOWMEM and HIGHMEM. On a machine with 1GB of RAM, it will usually read |
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like that: |
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750MB LOWMEM |
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150MB HIGHMEM |
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Using "off" will result in something like that: |
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750MB LOWMEM |
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0MB HIGHMEM |
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which is what you're experiencing. |
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