On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:51:43AM +0100, Sander Marechal wrote: > Package: xen-hypervisor-3.0.3-1-i386-pae > Version: 3.0.3-0-2 > Severity: minor > > > The package description reads: > > This version of the hypervisor is built with PAE enabled, in order to > support systems with more than 4GB of memory. If you have less than > that you should probably choose the non -pae version. > > That's not entirely true. I tried installing the non-pae version on my > ProLiant server. The server supports up to 24 Gb RAM but only 1 Gb is > actually installed. The non-pae version does not run and complains that > the OS cannot be setup as dom0. > > I think the package description should be amended so it clearly states > that the -pae version is needed if the system *supports* more than 4Gb RAM. > Strange. My system supports only 3 GB RAM, but the CPU has PAE enabled:
$ cpuid |grep -i pae PAE - Page Address Extensions Could it be that the behavior is more a function of the chipset than of the CPU itself? Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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