[kwlug disc.] Missing ram and other questions.

[Rashkae]

Daniel Jolkowski wrote:
> So I've got Mr. Dell Laptop running up and fine and dualbooting and doing mostly what it should.  However, its only saying that I have 1gb of ram, not 2.  (I've never had more then 256mb in a computer before so I am sort of attached to it, whether I really NEED it.)  
> Windows says I have a 2, but it also says the video card is twice as big as linux does so, what I am wondering is.  Is this the way things are going to be? 

It's really rare that Linux wouldn't be able to auto-detect the amount 
of memory you have.  But keep in mind, the memory that Linux reports 
will be your Total Ram minus however much you share with your Video.. 
Just to be sure, check your bios and make certain you are not configured 
for 1 GB of video ram or something crazy like that.. (128 MB should be 
enough for non-gaming applications)

> Or is there something I need/can do to find my other 1gb.  I am not so worried about the video.  Or(new thought, I've been up all night baking bread and should probably write this when I am a little big more coherent) is it because of the dual core dealie?  /proc/cpuinfo tells me I have only one cpu.  So did I just lose the second core.  

You need an SMP kernel for your dual cores... check your distro 
instructions for installing one (unless you want to roll your own). 
That does't affect the memory.