Hi, I would like to understand what is the calculation that Linux makes to say how much memory does the system have as it is a lot less that the BIOS and Windows says. I have just upgraded to 1GB (2x256 +1x512) and this are the results:
Win98 (only boots in failsafe mode, otherwise it reboots by itself) ->1024MB RAM W2000 -> 1048.028KB RAM BIOS -> 1048576KB RAM (Memory test) Linux (it depens where you look) >From 896MB to 921MB I know 1 KB should be 1024 bytes , and 1MB should be 1024 x 1024, so 1GB is 1024�= 1073741824 = 1048576K (so the BIOS seems right). 1) Is linux detecting problems in my memory and discounting the 'bad memory' part? I haven't detected any error message. 2) How is the calculation being made? Thanks in advance! Jose
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