memory not recognised?

Quakeboy02 · 08-21-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by twerked

okay, so when i go into synaptic, if i install the 'linux-image-server' package, that will install the correct kernel?

Probably not. You want something like I posted:

linux-image-2.6.26-1-686-bigmem

Note that that ends with the word bigmem and includes the version of the kernel image. There is no "linux-image-server" package on Lenny, so I have no idea what that is.

twerked · 08-21-2009, 04:46 PM

from what i've found, the 'bigmem' is just for debian, or something not ubuntu

Quakeboy02 · 08-21-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by twerked

from what i've found, the 'bigmem' is just for debian, or something not ubuntu

Ahh, I see what you mean, but I found this quote on a forum:

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The Ubuntu "-smp" kernels (multiprocessor-enabled kernels) support HIGH memory. Use one of them.

So, do any of the available kernels end in "-smp"? Running an SMP kernel will take one or two percent of your speed away from you, I think. Maybe john could contribute about that. You can always just remove it if you don't like it.

twerked · 08-21-2009, 08:15 PM

so these are the linux-image packages i can install:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...reenshot-1.png

johnsfine · 08-22-2009, 07:29 AM

Use linux-image-server

After you install that, I you need to reboot in order to use it. I think it will then be the default choice in grub, but look at the grub menu on that first reboot and make sure.

If you don't like it, you can reboot again and select the previous kernel from grub.