[lug] help for missing memory?

[Nate Duehr]

Phil Rasch wrote:

> I just bought a new Dell machine with 2GB of memory. When I log in
> as root I can see all the memory. When I log in as a regular user I
> only see 896MB.
> 
> I am running a very uptodate version of Debian/KNOPPIX (2.4.21 kernel)
> and KDE3.1.2. I am checking by issueing various commands within a
> Konsole window.
> 
> I have checked with both "top" and "lshw". I am running the tcsh shell
> as both regular and root user. I have checked with "limit" and
> "limit -h" and both indicate everything is set "unlimited".
> 
> In the old days one needed to fuss with kernel settings or boot
> configurations to make sure all the memory was seen, but in this case,
> since root sees it, something else is probably the matter.
> 
> I cant think of anything else to check.
> 
> Anybody got any advice?
> 
> Phil

Your machine is not reporting the memory correctly to the kernel.

In knoppix, use the "cheat code" (as they call them) of mem= to set it 
correctly.

http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/CheatCodes

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