[SLL] 32 bit distro that supports 4GB ram with stock kernel

[Eric Kahklen]

I just booted into a Fedora live CD and here is the meminfo:

[fedora at localhost ~]$ cat /proc/meminfo
MemTotal:      3078552 kB

And here is my CPU:

[fedora at localhost ~]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 15
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7300  @ 2.00GHz


It is a T61 Thinkpad so I am wondering if it is a BIOS issue?

Eric


> On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 09:08 -0700, Eric Kahklen wrote:
>> I am using an Intel Core 2 Duo 32 bit proc.  I know Ubuntu has a 64
>> bit version but that is not applicable in my situation.
>
> Uh, I was not aware that Intel put out any core2duo chips that weren't
> 64bit.  Maybe your bios vendor is screwing you here.  Those chips are
> 64bit and should handle a 64bit OS just fine.
>
> You could also try Fedora which should just work with that amount of
> ram, but try a Live image first.
>
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