Maximum Memory in Linux

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Simper, Brian D wrote:

>
> Is there a theoretical or functional maximum memory you can put in a
> Linux machine? I have a server with 2GB installed but the free command
> stubbornly says:
>

> # free
>              total       used       free     shared    buffers
> cached
> Mem:        902768     672416     230352          0      45820
> 193564
> -/+ buffers/cache:     433032     469736
> Swap:       522216      25124     497092

>
> This is Red Hat Linux 9 machine with a stock kernel. Am I missing some
> crucial point? Has anyone else dealt with a lower than expected
> reported memory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian

when you boot the machine, does the bios report the correct amount?

I know there are some Big-mem patches for the kernel, I dont think it
affects anything under 2G, though.

David

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