Re: debian-5.0.3 on ThinkPad A21e : dude, where's my RAM ?

2009-11-17 Thread Ionreflex
Thanks for your inputs, I'll proceed with Xfce installation for now... if I end up with another choking slug, I'll come back to haunt you! :o) 2009/11/14 Sven Joachim > On 2009-11-14 06:21 +0100, Ionreflex wrote: > > > I've just installed a fresh debian on an old

debian-5.0.3 on ThinkPad A21e : dude, where's my RAM ?

2009-11-13 Thread Ionreflex
Hi all, I've just installed a fresh debian on an old IBM ThinkPad A21e (see cpuz info in attachement) and I'm kinda bedazzled - in the wrong sense! - at how much an idle system seems to hog RAM : out of 256, half of it is always used... I've tried a default Ubuntu and Xubuntu install, but browsin