>by the way I also tried 64 bit ubuntu, but it also saw only ~3GB
I see no way a 64-bit distro falls short of using every RAM there is.
(Well maybe there are kernel params to restrict the RAM but I assume you have not done that)
IMO you either have only 3 GB, or your mainboard and/or BIOS lack support for more.
>by the way I also tried 64 bit ubuntu, but it also saw only ~3GB
I see no way a 64-bit distro falls short of using every RAM there is.
(Well maybe there are kernel params to restrict the RAM but I assume you have not done that)
IMO you either have only 3 GB, or your mainboard and/or BIOS lack support for more.