RAM detection error: 32-bit int issue?

[Jason L Tibbitts III]

>>>>> "SS" == Scott Saccone <ssaccone at link.wustl.edu> writes:

SS> FC2/x86_64 (2.6.5-1.358smp) ran fine with 2GB RAM, but after
SS> installing another 2GB it only detects 3GB. GRUB 0.94 also only
SS> detects 3GB.

No problems with 8GB on x86_64 here (using two 2 Opterons 250s on a
Tyan S2882).  Grub can certainly handle that much memory.  (It even
handles 6GB on 32-bit Xeon system.)

I'd guess there's an issue with your BIOS, or the Kernel's interaction
with it.

 - J<