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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:38:29 +0200 (SAST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
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Subject: Best kernel config for exactly 1GB ram 
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you actually lose about 128Mb ram (128Mb HIGHMEM) if you don't specify the
4gig option, and you might find that you'd rather have the extra memory
than the "noticeable?" slowdown. I set all my 1G boxes to 4G mostly because
i put that amount of ram because i need every bit.

Regards,
	Zwane Mwaikambo

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