Quote Originally Posted by kl522 View Post
Detecting 3039 MB out of the full 4G memory is ***NOT*** a feature of a 32 bit kernel. As when I compare my kernel config with Klaus Knopper's kernel config, is likely due to the target processor architecture which was chosen. He chose a CONFIG_M486. I happened to have chosen CONFIG_M686. With a non-CONFIG_M486, I have an additional CONFIG_HIMEM64G at my disposal too.
Dear kl522, your defense of the kernel is commendable but the alleged/veiled attack to the 32-bit kernel from my side is not so (an attack, I mean).

I stated clearly that whatever it be (GRUB4DOS 0.4.4, Linux Kernel 2.6.37 (32b) or any other component) takes 33 MB RAM in 32-bit mode for booting purposes, by the sole calculation of 3072MB-3039MB==33MB. Is not my intention to blame none particulary in a special way. What I mean is that it is mathematically true that 3039 is NOT EQUAL to 3072. Perhaps I find a bit hard to explain myself.

Quote Originally Posted by KnUser View Post
It seems GRUB4DOS 0.4.4, Linux Kernel 2.6.37 (32b) or any other component takes 33 MB RAM in 32-bit mode for booting purposes, 3039MB+33MB==3072MB (3GB) and 136 MB RAM in 64-bit mode, 3960MB+136MB==4096MB (4GB).


Again, thanks kl522.

I'll be a bit busy the next days so I'll try to attend this thread and schedule the aforementioned ISO customizations for a later moment but any ideas/comments relating to the topic of this thread are welcome.