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The bios on Dell 1850 has a OS install setting which can cause this. > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-install-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] 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 ricks@xxxxxxxx - > - 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 > Redhat-install-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: unsubscribe