ubuntu states less virtual memory then is physically installed.

[simoniemesko]

Binary package hint: linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic

physical memory is 512MB, system states 344 under normal boot, when run from recovery mode -> terminal it stats it has 497MB.Then when i run startx it stays same 497MB.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-headers-2.6.32-22 2.6.32-22.36
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: simon 1469 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with ALC250 at irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC250 rev 2'
   Components : 'AC97a:414c4752'
   Controls : 33
   Simple ctrls : 21
Date: Wed Jun 16 19:36:19 2010
Frequency: This has only happened once.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=80f3dff0-df3d-45a8-826f-b8ac7b10029a
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 2010
PackageArchitecture: all
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=2ddda974-9330-442c-bfac-e42b5abcca8c ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 04/27/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: ACER
dmi.bios.version: V1.30
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: A1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnACER:bvrV1.30:bd04/27/2004:svnAcer:pnAspire2010:pvrAspire:cvnIntelCorporation:ct8:cvrA1:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 2010
dmi.product.version: Aspire
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[simoniemesko (simon-3division)]

Mainly i found that memory is dedicated to kdump and kexec.
 GRUB config file: etc/grub.d/10_linux:
#add crashkernel option if we have the required tools
if [ -x "/usr/bin/makedumpfile" ] && [ -x "/sbin/kexec" ]; then
    GRUB_CMDLINE_EXTRA="$GRUB_CMDLINE_EXTRA crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M"

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi simoniemesko,

If you could also please test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu development release http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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