On 11/03/14, wkitty42 said the following...
wk> On 11/02/14, Gryphon said the following...
wk>
wk> Gr> This isn't a software question so much as it is a hardware question.
wk> Gr> I have an older Acer Aspire R1600. It came stock with 1MB of ram. I
wk> Gr> running Debian Whezey on it.
wk> Gr> Today I install 2 2GB dimms for a total of 4GB. However, when I do a
wk> Gr> top or a memfree, it shows only 3GB.
wk> 32bit can't recognize over 3gig... you need 64bit for more... that or PAE
wk> capability i think...
Ok, I thought the upper limit was 4GB for 32-bit distros, not 3GB.
wk> the way i always tell if i need more memory in a machine is if swap
wk> space is being used... sometimes it is inevitable like when editing
wk> monstrous files but genreally speaking, that's been my measure for years...
wk> i check usage after a boot within minutes of everything being loaded and
wk> the system settling down... if swap is being used then, then
wk> it may be time to add some memory... i also check again after a normal
wk> run of tasks but it can get sketchy...
Well if performance begins to suck, even tho swap isn't being used, would
that point to a lack of memory, or would it be something else?
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