On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 09:49 -0700, Fred Silsbee wrote: > > > --- On Wed, 10/1/08, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: RE: Using all of 4GB RAM... questions and Vista versus Linux... > > To: "'Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora.'" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 4:37 PM > > i don't know the guts of fedora/rh... but i would > > imagine that a chunk of > > the mem space is reserved for system operational functions. > > as a result, the > > mem space that you, the app has, is the mem that's left > > over for apps to > > play in.. > > > > the reserved mem space might be used for swap, mem > > checking, error checking, > > os kernel functions, etc... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike > > Chambers > > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:33 AM > > To: Community assistance, encouragement,and advice for > > using Fedora. > > Subject: Re: Using all of 4GB RAM... questions and Vista > > versus Linux... > > > > > > On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 11:17 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: > > > > > Maybe someone can word this better than I but here it > > goes. The memory > > > limit is not really tied to the OS "TYPE" > > (i.e. Windows XP/Vista, > > > Linux, etc) but more to the architecture (32-bit vs. > > 64-bit). As far > > > as I'm aware, all 32-bit OS's will have this > > limitation and all 64-bit > > > OS's will not. You can get Windows XP, Vista or > > Linux in both 32 and > > > 64-bit flavors. > > > > > > So to answer your question (c), yes, if you switch to > > a 64bit version > > > of Linux you will be able to use all 4GB. > > > > Does that work on only 4Gb or more? I have 2Gb Ram, and > > running 64bit, > > and still only see 1.8Gb of memory, as it did with 32bit as > > well. > > > > -- > > Mike Chambers > > Fedora Project - Ambassador, Bug Zapper, Tester, User, > > etc.. > > mikec302@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Guidelines: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > > > -- > > BE CAREFUL the top posting leprechaun will get you! Chomp. poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
