[olug] Advice on a new rig

[Dave Rowe]

Obi-Wan wrote:
>> Same here.  Using the 'server' kernel from Kubuntu on my desktop, I'm 
>> able to have everything working, not using any 64-bit stuff, and still 
>> use my full 4GB of RAM.
>>
>> The kernel just needs the PAE/HIMEM4G enabled via the CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G 
>> I believe.
> 
> I'm just using the stock Ubuntu 7.10 i686 desktop kernel.
> 

Right, but that is where the video memory comes into play, I believe. 
If I run stock 'desktop' kernel on the same machine, top reports my 
memory at around 3.2G if I remember correctly.  The trouble I had with 
previous 'server' kernels was support for nVidia drivers and what not. 
It seemed like my sound card and friends wouldn't play nicely with those 
kernels.