Is it normal for a Linux distro to view 1024 MB RAM as 768 or it's my hardware

umarzuki@eden:~$ free -m
************ total****** used****** free**** shared*** buffers**** cached
Mem:********** 749******* 741********* 8********* 0******** 11******* 226

-/+ buffers/cache:******* 502******* 246
Swap:******** 2196********* 0****** 2196

I'm using Lenny AMD64 on CQ40-115AU
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Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
Is it normal for a Linux distro to view 1024 MB RAM as 768 or it's my
hardware
Do you have an onboard video chip? Then some of the memory (256 MB in
your case) will be used as video memory and does not show up in the
memory statisctics.


Sjoerd


umarzuki@eden:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 749 741 8 0 11 226
-/+ buffers/cache: 502 246
Swap: 2196 0 2196

I'm using Lenny AMD64 on CQ40-115AU

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Umarzuki Mochlis escribió:
Is it normal for a Linux distro to view 1024 MB RAM as 768 or it's my
hardware

It is not normal, maybe a part of your RAM is used by the graphics card.


umarzuki@eden:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 749 741 8 0 11 226
-/+ buffers/cache: 502 246
Swap: 2196 0 2196

I'm using Lenny AMD64 on CQ40-115AU

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Umarzuki Mochlis escribió:


Is it normal for a Linux distro to view 1024 MB RAM as 768 or it's my hardware


It is not normal, maybe a part of your RAM is used by the graphics card.
ah..I totally forgot about that since it's been for years i'm using PCI-e and AGP VGA.






umarzuki@eden:~$ free -m

* * * * * * total * * * used * * * free * * shared * *buffers * * cached

Mem: * * * * * 749 * * * *741 * * * * *8 * * * * *0 * * * * 11 * * * *226

-/+ buffers/cache: * * * *502 * * * *246

Swap: * * * * 2196 * * * * *0 * * * 2196



I'm using Lenny AMD64 on CQ40-115AU



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