Group: comp.os.linux.setup


Subject: How much memory can a 32-bit kernel address?
From: Hemant Shah
Date: 10/19/2007 4:47:25 PM
I have a 32-bit system with 4GB of memory. How much more memory can I add to it? Thanks. -- Hemant Shah /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign E-mail: NoJunkMailshah@xnet.com \ / --------------------- X against HTML mail TO REPLY, REMOVE NoJunkMail / \ and postings FROM MY E-MAIL ADDRESS. -----------------[DO NOT SEND UNSOLICITED BULK E-MAIL]------------------ I haven't lost my mind, Above opinions are mine only. it's backed up on tape somewhere. Others can have their own.

Subject: How much memory can a 32-bit kernel address?
From: spike1@freenet.co.uk
Date: 10/19/2007 7:10:27 PM
In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, Hemant Shah <shah@typhoon.xnet.com> didnst hastily scribble thusly: > I have a 32-bit system with 4GB of memory. > How much more memory can I add to it? I *think* the limit is 36 gigs. (you need to enable PAE (paged address extension) in the kernel) -- | |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack| | spike1@freenet.co.uk |in the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you| | |can't move, with no hope of rescue. | |Andrew Halliwell BSc(hons)|Consider how lucky you are that life has been | | in |good to you so far... | | Computer Science | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy.|