> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yusuf Goolamabbas > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 4:21 AM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Doesn't FC1 have a -bigmem kernel ? > > Hi, I am not 100% sure if a -bigmem kernel is required on a 4GB RAM > (along with 2GB swap) or would PAE extensions cause slowdown > on a 4GB box > > I recollect RH 7.x/8.0/9 had -bigmem kernels > > Regards, Yusuf For a machine with 4 GB RAM it's not required to run a special kernel in Fedora. Normal i686 or athlon Kernel from Fedora does support this already. If you have more than 4 GB RAM then you have to recompile Fedora Kernels with "64 GB High Memory Support". Thomas
