Vicibox Redux 3.0.5 only see 3.3 GB

[phil_discount]

Hi guys,

i've got many installation with redux 3.0.5 and all servers have more than 4 GB of RAM and it works.

my BIOS and yast2 see the whole 8 GB of RAM .. but cat /proc/meminfo see only 3.3 GB ..

Where can be the problem?

Hardware:
CPU AMD FX-4100 Quardcore
RAM 2x4GB DDR3 Kingston 1333 MHz
Mainboard: ASUS M5A78L-M-USB3.0

regards
philip

[williamconley]

cat /proc/meminfo see only 3.3 GB

when i use cat /proc/meminfo, i get a lot more than "how much is seen". What do you have for "MemTotal:"?

Did you load the 64 bit version or the 32 bit version?

If 32 bit: Are you running the PAE Kernel?

[phil_discount]

it shows me 3316676 kB
i'm using 32 bit with PAE ..
i use this version on all installations .. so it must be the hardware?

[williamconley]

post results from

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uname -r

cat /proc/meminfo


Remember that 32 bit inherently can only access 3.2G of RAM, so the PAE kernel should be there to get it past that. However: I do not have any systems running 32 bit with more than 2G of RAM.

Why did you not use 64 bit?

[phil_discount]

redux 64 bit db only shows me 3.3 GB too

uname -a (database only version)
linux 2.6.34.7-0-2-default #1 SMP 2010-09-14 ... x86_64 GNU/Linux

if i install windows 7 64 bit i get full access too the 8 GB ..

[williamconley]

redux 64 bit db

? I think you should post the entire filename of the iso you are talking about. Perhaps you have not actually installed it?

linux 2.6.34.7-0-2-default

not a pae kernel

XXXX:~ # uname -a
Linux pt38 2.6.27.45-0.1-pae #1 SMP 2010-02-22 16:49:47 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

note the "pae" ... (I found a client box running 32 bit! with pae!)

cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 4062284 kB
MemFree: 2978840 kB
Buffers: 66568 kB
Cached: 641632 kB
SwapCached: 0 kB
Active: 855068 kB
Inactive: 167064 kB
HighTotal: 3196544 kB
HighFree: 2231328 kB
LowTotal: 865740 kB
LowFree: 747512 kB
SwapTotal: 2104472 kB
SwapFree: 2104472 kB
Dirty: 4368 kB
Writeback: 0 kB
AnonPages: 313952 kB
Mapped: 21256 kB
Slab: 41904 kB
SReclaimable: 31772 kB
SUnreclaim: 10132 kB
PageTables: 2660 kB
NFS_Unstable: 0 kB
Bounce: 0 kB
WritebackTmp: 0 kB
CommitLimit: 4135612 kB
Committed_AS: 804124 kB
VmallocTotal: 110584 kB
VmallocUsed: 13124 kB
VmallocChunk: 97176 kB
HugePages_Total: 0
HugePages_Free: 0
HugePages_Rsvd: 0
HugePages_Surp: 0
Hugepagesize: 2048 kB
DirectMap4k: 8192 kB
DirectMap2M: 909312 kB

and 4 G ram

[phil_discount]

ok again:

first i installed vicibox 3.0.5 32bit with PAE kernel
-> 3.3 GB
Linux vicidial 2.6.34.7-0.2-pae #1 SMP 2010-09-14 14:21:06 +0200 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

second i installed vicibox 3.0.5 64bit database only for a test
-> 3.3 GB
Linux vicidial 2.6.34.7-0.2-default #1 SMP 2010-09-14 14:21:06 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

third i installed windows 7 64 bit
-> 8 GB

seems to be a problem with amd processors/mainboards?? becuase every installation i've done with redux 3.0.5 i've got no problems .. but every server works with intel processors

[williamconley]

hm. Dual-Core AMD Opteron

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#uname -a
Linux pt102 2.6.34.10-0.4-default #1 SMP 2011-10-19 22:16:41 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


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# dmidecode | grep Product
        Product Name: PowerEdge SC1435
        Product Name: 0YK962

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 # cat /var/log/boot.msg | grep CPU0
<6>[    0.189797] CPU0: Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2212 stepping 03

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# cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal:        4121184 kB


but this is ViciBox Redux v.3.1.12

[phil_discount]

there is something missing for amd .. any idea where i can look and try something?

[williamconley]

try booting from a few different OS distros and see which one makes the system happier. if any.

also try 3.1.14.

[phil_discount]

in 3.1.4. is the problem solved ..