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    Updated on my Ram issue

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    16 minutes ago, AnnoyedShelf said:

    Are you by any chance using a 32bit OS?  That RAM amount is suspiciously close to the 32bit addressable memory limit and would be an easy explanation as to why you're not seeing all 6GB.

     

    The 3 options you listed would likely result in the board/memory not working at all, and I'm 99% sure would not be the cause of the issue you're experiencing.

    sorry. i left out i am using a 64 bit OS

    Updated on my Ram issue

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    Posted

    So a while ago I posted about a ram issue I was having, linux was only seeing 3.8GBs of ram out of my 6GBs i have in my system.

    I honestly have no clue of whats causing the issue, but some ideas.

    1. it could be I have a some bent pins in my CPU socket preventing my bios from enabling the extra DIM slots. (yes my bios DOES detect the other ram sticks, just doesn't want to enable them)

    2. I could have flexed my Mobo and that could be a contender for the issue.

    3. I somehow scratched my Mobo's PCB

    are any of these likely reasons for why my bios doesn't want to enable the dim slots?

    and I did spend hours figuring out the ram layout, I went though my manual and when i did the 3 channel ram mode

    it just wouldn't post.

    i tried alternate lay outs.

    the only layout i could get to work in the single channel mode witch with 2 sticks is very disappointing

    https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-EX58-UD5-rev-10#ov

    my cpu is the i7 920

     

    Ram issue 6GB to 3.8gb

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    Posted

    20 hours ago, HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz said:

    Does Manjaro show you the  6 GB RAM? You might want to try updating your WiFi drivers for sure but in case it doesn't work, I remember using a program called ndiswrapper in the past which can load a Windows XP wireless driver. I do not know if it still works with the newer Linux kernels but you can always get a good USB WiFi adapter with out of the box Linux support for cheap or another Wireless card.

    Manjaro says the same thing. 3.8GBs. should I test if one of my sticks are faulty? if so, how? 

    Ram issue 6GB to 3.8gb

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    Posted

    11 hours ago, HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz said:

    Ussually with APUs and integrated graphics, some of your RAM might be used. In your case, it shouldn't be a problem since you are using a dedicated GPU. Are you certain that Windows shows 6GB of RAM while playing Minecraft? I am sorry that I am asking you to post outputs for commands but I am interested to know what kernel version you are using

    and the output the

    command gives. Lastly make sure your system is up to date and all the drivers are installed. I think you can use Pop Shop to do so. This should not be happening under normal circumstances but if it is happening, it could be an issue of hardware support by the version of the kernel you are using. Are you using some piece of hardware that is relatively new? If that is the case, you would want the bleeding edge Linux kernel. Try booting from a Manjaro Live USB (they also offer Gnome if that is what you are used to). You do not have to install Manjaro but run the

    command from a Manjaro Live USB and let us know what you find. If it works, the issue was most likely an older version of the Linux kernel. As much as I would like to recommend Ubuntu based distros like Mint and Pop OS, many times they do not work with newer hardware out of the box because they use an older Linux kernel. This does increase stability but it has an impact on hardware support. Most experienced Linux users can change the kernel to a newer version and deal with driver issues but that can be a lot of work. Switching distributions however is a lot easier for the beginner. All you have to do is copy over your home folder and install the packages you need. First we must identify if the issue indeed is the old Linux kernel before we can discuss your options.

    For the First command it's 

    5.4.0-7629-generic

     

    for the free command 

     

                  total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
    Mem:        4025528     2987920      125692      403188      911916      389164
    Swap:       4193784     2042896     2150888
     

    I might switch to manjaro 

    but when I went there my wifi was very slow. 

    even on pop os. but I think i just need to updated the drivers when I get there.

    Ram issue 6GB to 3.8gb

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    Posted

    On 5/20/2020 at 12:38 PM, HotCheeseNachozAndBurritoz said:

    How much VRAM do you have? Your RAM could be 5.8 GB out of which 2GB could be VRAM. Feel free to post your output for the "lspci" command without the quotes.

    so sorry for the late reply I thought i posted this on reddit.

    00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub to ESI Port (rev 12)
    00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 12)
    00:10.0 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 0 (rev 12)
    00:10.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 Routing and Protocol Layer Registers Port 0 (rev 12)
    00:11.0 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 1 (rev 12)
    00:11.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500 Routing & Protocol Layer Register Port 1 (rev 12)
    00:13.0 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller (rev 12)
    00:14.0 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub System Management Registers (rev 12)
    00:14.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub GPIO and Scratch Pad Registers (rev 12)
    00:14.2 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Control Status and RAS Registers (rev 12)
    00:15.0 PIC: Intel Corporation 7500/5520/5500/X58 Trusted Execution Technology Registers (rev 12)
    00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
    00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
    00:1a.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
    00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
    00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
    00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 1
    00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Port 2
    00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 5
    00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Root Port 6
    00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
    00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
    00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
    00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
    00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 90)
    00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JIR (ICH10R) LPC Interface Controller
    00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller #1
    00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) SMBus Controller
    00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller #2
    01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Curacao PRO [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM] (rev 81)
    01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000 Series]
    03:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 02)
    03:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller (rev 02)
    04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
    05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
    06:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
    3f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-Core Registers (rev 05)
    3f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 05)
    3f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QPI Link 0 (rev 05)
    3f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QPI Physical 0 (rev 05)
    3f:03.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller (rev 05)
    3f:03.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Target Address Decoder (rev 05)
    3f:03.4 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Test Registers (rev 05)
    3f:04.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Control Registers (rev 05)
    3f:04.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Address Registers (rev 05)
    3f:04.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Rank Registers (rev 05)
    3f:04.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Thermal Control Registers (rev 05)
    3f:05.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Control Registers (rev 05)
    3f:05.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Address Registers (rev 05)
    3f:05.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Rank Registers (rev 05)
    3f:05.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Thermal Control Registers (rev 05)
    3f:06.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Control Registers (rev 05)
    3f:06.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Address Registers (rev 05)
    3f:06.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Rank Registers (rev 05)
    3f:06.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Thermal Control Registers (rev 05)
     

     

    I have 2Gbs of vram

    But why would my GPU take ram from my system. I'm not using a apu. 

    for some reason, when i play on minecraft on windows i get like 150 fps with small stutter. on pop os I get under 120.

     sorry not related but wanted to add it if that relates to vram on something. yes to my knowledge my gpu is updated

    Linux Pop OS slow WIFI Issue

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    5 minutes ago, ken_mcwilliam said:

    04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
    05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
    is what i got from lspci, sorry I must of did it wrong that day

    hold that thought, theses are Ethernet, i don't have a network controller in lspci just Ethernet 

    Linux Pop OS slow WIFI Issue

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    8 hours ago, Chunchunmaru_ said:

    Tell us the chipset name of that wifi chip, so far it looks like it has a shitty driver and we need to know the exact name to see if there is another driver avaiable

    04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
    05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
    is what i got from lspci, sorry I must of did it wrong that day

    Linux Pop OS slow WIFI Issue

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    Posted

    I'm convinced you never read the title.

    I'm running POP OS 20.04  

    the gnome version is 3.36.1

    I'm running off a WiFi USB chip (witch it's says its a 150 mbs chip) (the router is close I'm right above it, its a 50mb down so I should be fine, my pc is not covered so there's should be not issues but there is) 

    my specs are as follows

    I7-920 2.6ghz

    MSI AMD R7 370 2GB

    4GBs 1666mhz Ram (although I have 3 sticks with 2GB each so why doesn't my system show that?) 

    My motherboard is GB-ex56-ud5 vs 1

    old tech I know but Right now I'm stuck with em till I can save up money and get a AMD ryzen build but here in Canada I'd be lucky to even upgrade my ram smh

    I even reinstall pop os (witch is my main driver, likely not changing I'm more familiar with it) 

     

    Linux Pop OS slow WIFI Issue

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    Posted

    14 hours ago, C2dan88 said:

    What distro are you using?

    What is your wifi adapter? and is your OS detecting it correctly?

    This will help you get info on your wifi adapter

    https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-find-out-wireless-network-speed-signal-strength.html

     

     

    I'm using pop os. 20.04 

    I double checked the drivers and there nothing else I can install. 

    when I was on manjaro they made me do something with mirrors. 

    Do I still need to do that on pop os? 

    Linux Pop OS slow WIFI Issue

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    Posted

    Hello,

    I am new to Linux (I know the basics, like how to use the terminal) 

    I've been reading and trying some stuff that doesn't work

    my internet speed is super slow compared to windows 10. 

    on windows 10 I get at least 10mb of download but, on Linux, I'm getting 5.6kb why? 

    I get a 50MB down and 20 MB up

     

    I can't even watch videos above 360p whats going on? 

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