From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 24-148-111-2.ip.mhcable.com ([24.148.111.2] helo=smtp.mhcable.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CGIxB-0006EC-00 for ; Sat, 09 Oct 2004 11:16:13 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59211E7208 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:07:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.mhcable.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 00953-2282EB6C; Sat, 09 Oct 2004 07:07:24 -0400 Received: from sent.com (24-105-197-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.197.112]) by smtp.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A603E7209 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:07:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sent.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i99FGI6P002342 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:16:18 -0400 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by sent.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id i99FGIrQ002339 for ; Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:16:18 -0400 Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:16:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20041009145750.GA7477@lava-net.com> Message-ID: References: <20041009145750.GA7477@lava-net.com> X-OpenPGP-Fingerprint: 0C589180D4496F1544BAB4308355D1BC33DC7DB46 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.28.0.3; VDF: 6.28.0.9; host: smtp.mhcable.com) Subject: Re: high memory versus alsa drivers X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 15:16:18 -0000 Hi Igor, Without highmem selected, /proc/meminfo tells me I have a total of 904276 KB of ram, and I get this message in my boot up log: Warning only 896MB will be used. Use a HIGHMEM enabled kernel. 896MB LOWMEM available. With highmem selected, I show the full 1280 MB and do not get that warning, but the alsa drivers produce only squeals and squawks. Chuck On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Igor Gueths wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi there. Not sure how much help I'm going to be, since I'm running 2.6.6 (however using memory management, since I have 1GB in this machine). How much memory is in use when you end up loading > the Alsa drivers? Reason I ask is bc if you only are using about 300MB at the time, there's no real reason that I can think of as to why highmem would be used. -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (21% of Full) Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074