Date:  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:14:01 +1100
From:  Xin CHEN <xchen (at mark) housleyconsulting.com.au>
Subject:  [coba-e:15338] Re: System Memory 4G only 3G available
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
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Hi Gerald,

Chris suggested that too. I will install kernel-hugemem when I am  
physically close to Server. Thanks !

-tim

On 16/03/2009, at 10:40 PM, Gerald Waugh wrote:

> Gerald Waugh wrote; Monday, March 16, 2009 5:21 AM
>
>> Xin CHEN wrote; Sunday, March 15, 2009 5:15 PM
>>>
>>> This maybe the old issue but I couldn't find in the list. We have  
>>> 4G memory installed on BQ Server but the system only shows 3G. The  
>>> motherboard has been confirmed support 4GB memory. Google it and  
>>> seems  I need to re-install the kernel with PAE support? Is there  
>>> any easier  way to do it - It is a production Server...
>>>
>> See;
>> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/redhat-enterprise-linux-4gb-plus-ram-support.html
>>
> Oops!
> After a little more googling, looks like you need to install kernel- 
> hugemem.
> kernel-PAE seems to be for CentOS5.x
>
> [root@fsn1 ~]# yum list | grep kernel-hugemem
> kernel-hugemem.i686                      2.6.9-78.0.13.EL       update
> kernel-hugemem-devel.i686                2.6.9-78.0.13.EL       update
>
> Where  on CentOS4 system;
> yum list | grep kernel-PAE
> retunes nothing.
>
> Gerald