KErnel not showing all my memory

[Jorem]

My kernel is only showing 886 of the 2048 MB memory.

I know that for Mandrake there are up 1GB kernels and they work great on my other system with 2GB. I have been lookig for this kernels for Debian but haven't found a good place.

Can somebody help me with this. How can a change the current 2.6 kernel to support the full 2GB memory, or where can a find a up 1GB kernel for Debian?

Thanks for your help

[falko]

What's the output of uname -a and apt-cache search linux?

[Jorem]

uname -a :
Linux server1.mydomain.com 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Tue Aug 16 12:46:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

apt-cache search linux :
kernel-build-2.4.27-3 - Headers for building modules for Linux 2.4.27
kernel-doc-2.4.27 - Linux kernel specific documentation for version 2.4.27
kernel-doc-2.4.27-speakup - Linux kernel specific documentation for version 2.4.
27-speakup
kernel-doc-2.6.8 - Linux kernel specific documentation for version 2.6.8
kernel-headers-2.4-386 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on 386
kernel-headers-2.4-586tsc - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on Pentium-Clas
sic
kernel-headers-2.4-686 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on PPro/Celeron/PI
I/PIII/P4
kernel-headers-2.4-686-smp - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on PPro/Celero
n/PII/PIII/P4 SMP
kernel-headers-2.4-k6 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on K6/K6-II/K6-III
kernel-headers-2.4-k7 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on AMD K7
kernel-headers-2.4-k7-smp - Linux kernel headers for version 2.4 on AMD K7 SMP
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3 - Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.4.27
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-386 - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for 386
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-586tsc - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for Pentium-Classic
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-686 - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for PPro/Celeron/PII/P
III/P4
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-686-smp - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for PPro/Celeron/P
II/PIII/P4 SMP
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-k6 - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for AMD K6/K6-II/K6-III
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-k7 - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for AMD K7
kernel-headers-2.4.27-3-k7-smp - Linux 2.4.27 kernel headers for AMD K7 SMP
kernel-headers-2.4.27-speakup - Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.4
.27-speakup
kernel-headers-2.6-386 - Linux kernel headers 2.6 on 386
kernel-headers-2.6-686 - Linux kernel headers 2.6 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
kernel-headers-2.6-686-smp - Linux kernel headers 2.6 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P
4 SMP
kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-generic - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6 on gener
ic x86_64 systems
kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-k8 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6 on AMD64 syst
ems
kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6 on AMD64
SMP systems
kernel-headers-2.6-em64t-p4 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6 on Intel EM64
T systems
kernel-headers-2.6-em64t-p4-smp - Linux kernel headers 2.6 on Intel EM64T system
s
kernel-headers-2.6-k7 - Linux kernel headers 2.6 on AMD K7
kernel-headers-2.6-k7-smp - Linux kernel headers 2.6 on AMD K7 SMP
kernel-headers-2.6.8-12 - Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.6.8
kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-amd64-generic - Linux kernel headers 2.6.8 for generic x
86_64 systems
kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.8 on AMD
64 systems
kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.8 on
AMD64 SMP systems
kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4 - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.8 on Int
el EM64T systems
kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp - Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.8 on
Intel EM64T SMP systems
kernel-headers-2.6.8-3 - Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.6.8
kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-386 - Linux kernel headers 2.6.8 on 386
kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-686 - Linux kernel headers 2.6.8 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII
/P4
kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-686-smp - Linux kernel headers 2.6.8 on PPro/Celeron/PII/
PIII/P4 SMP
kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-k7 - Linux kernel headers 2.6.8 on AMD K7
kernel-headers-2.6.8-3-k7-smp - Linux kernel headers 2.6.8 on AMD K7 SMP
kernel-image-2.4-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on 386
kernel-image-2.4-586tsc - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on Pentium-Classic
kernel-image-2.4-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PI
II/P4
kernel-image-2.4-686-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on PPro/Celeron/PI
I/PIII/P4 SMP
kernel-image-2.4-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on AMD K6/K6-II/K6-III
kernel-image-2.4-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on AMD K7
kernel-image-2.4-k7-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on AMD K7 SMP
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on 386
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-586tsc - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on Pentium-
Classic
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on PPro/Celero
n/PII/PIII/P4
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on PPro/Ce
leron/PII/PIII/P4 SMP
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on AMD K6/K6-II
/K6-III
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on AMD K7
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k7-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on AMD K7 S
MP
kernel-image-2.4.27-speakup - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27-speakup
kernel-image-2.6-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on 386.
kernel-image-2.6-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PI
II/P4.
kernel-image-2.6-686-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on PPro/Celeron/PI
I/PIII/P4 SMP.
kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on generic x
86_64 systems
kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on AMD64 systems
kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on AMD64 SMP
systems
kernel-image-2.6-em64t-p4 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on Intel EM64T sy
stems
kernel-image-2.6-em64t-p4-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on Intel EM64
T SMP systems
kernel-image-2.6-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on AMD K7.
kernel-image-2.6-k7-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6 on AMD K7 SMP.
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on ge
neric x86_64 systems
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on AMD64 s
ystems
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on AMD
64 SMP systems
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on Intel E
M64T systems
kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on Int
el EM64T SMP systems
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on 386.
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on PPro/Celeron/
PII/PIII/P4.
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on PPro/Cele
ron/PII/PIII/P4 SMP.
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on AMD K7.
kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7-smp - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on AMD K7 SMP
.
kernel-patch-2.4-lm-sensors - drivers to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors
kernel-patch-2.6.8-s390 - Diffs to the Linux kernel source 2.6.8 for IBM S/390 a
nd zSeries
kernel-patch-debian-2.4.27 - Debian patches to Linux 2.4.27
kernel-patch-debian-2.6.8 - Debian patches to Linux 2.6.8
kernel-patch-vserver - context switching virtual private servers - kernel patch
kernel-source-2.4.27 - Linux kernel source for version 2.4.27 with Debian patche
s
kernel-source-2.6.8 - Linux kernel source for version 2.6.8 with Debian patches
kernel-tree-2.4.27 - Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel images
kernel-tree-2.6.8 - Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel images

The text was to long so I only posted the part of the kernel. Do you need the whole text or is this enough.

I got the 2.6 kernel after updating the net install 2.4 that also wasn't supporting all my memory.


Thanks for helping Falko

[sbovisjb1]

Thats awsome... im doing the same thing with suspend ram and all i had to was to customise my kernel and allow a few PCI... theres a website that showed me what to do...

[falko]

What's the output of cat /proc/cpuinfo?

[Jorem]

processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 2090.803
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips : 4153.34

Sorry for the late respons.

[falko]

You could try to install kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8 then.

[Jorem]

Is a AMD64 kernel working also on a 32bit system then? The Athlon XP is 32bit and the processor is called the K7.

[falko]

Oh, I'm sorry. I read Athlon and thought this is a 64-bit Athlon...
You're right, this won't work. You can try to install kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7 instead.