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Hey,

Asking for a friend ... He is using kubuntu desktop, and is looking for
a PAE kernel (has 4GB, post shows 4GB, Linux shows 2GB to 2.8 GB
depending on BIOS option). On Fedora (which I use) it is listed as
kernel-PAE-`uname -r` Everything I have found on this for him suggests
that linux-server (as a kernel release) is what he needs, yet he says it
is not listed anywhere. What does he need to do to get a PAE kernel
installed, or is it enabled by default? (he is looking at
/boot/config-`uname -r` if Ubuntu has it...). Suggestions?

JR.
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Bill will have to take Linux from my cold, dead flippers.

-Tux.

Johnny Rebel wrote:

> Hey,
>
> Asking for a friend ... He is using kubuntu desktop, and is looking for
> a PAE kernel (has 4GB, post shows 4GB, Linux shows 2GB to 2.8 GB
> depending on BIOS option). On Fedora (which I use) it is listed as
> kernel-PAE-`uname -r` Everything I have found on this for him suggests
> that linux-server (as a kernel release) is what he needs, yet he says it
> is not listed anywhere. What does he need to do to get a PAE kernel
> installed, or is it enabled by default? (he is looking at
> /boot/config-`uname -r` if Ubuntu has it...). Suggestions?
>
> JR.

What version kernel? I use 2.6.23.x or 2.6.24.1 and you can find those
settings when configiuring the kernel for recompiling. If you use
menuconfig, look under "processor type and features"...


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Jerry McBride (jmcbride@mail-on.us)

Jerry McBride wrote:
> Johnny Rebel wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> Asking for a friend ... He is using kubuntu desktop, and is looking for
>> a PAE kernel (has 4GB, post shows 4GB, Linux shows 2GB to 2.8 GB
>> depending on BIOS option). On Fedora (which I use) it is listed as
>> kernel-PAE-`uname -r` Everything I have found on this for him suggests
>> that linux-server (as a kernel release) is what he needs, yet he says it
>> is not listed anywhere. What does he need to do to get a PAE kernel
>> installed, or is it enabled by default? (he is looking at
>> /boot/config-`uname -r` if Ubuntu has it...). Suggestions?
>>
>> JR.
>
> What version kernel? I use 2.6.23.x or 2.6.24.1 and you can find those
> settings when configiuring the kernel for recompiling. If you use
> menuconfig, look under "processor type and features"...
>
>

He is on 2.6 .... something. using i686. I am aware of how to enable
PAE when recompiling, but this sort of defeats the purpose of using a
repo-manager IMHO. Does Ubuntu not offer a PAE kernel for a desktop via
apt? Being a Fedora user myself, it is easy to do with a 'yum
install kernel-PAE' for instance. I am looking for the Ubuntu
equivalent. Is there one? re-compiling kernels, while do-able, is not
what he is looking to do.

JR.



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Bill will have to take Linux from my cold, dead flippers.

-Tux.