memory reported less than installed

[Joep L. Blom]

Rashkae schreef:
> Bill Walton wrote:
> 
>> uname -a returns
>>
>> Linux ubuntu-desktop 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 11 21:01:46 UTC 2008
>> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>
> 
> Welp, I'm out of ideas.. you have approx 300MB vanishing into the ether,
> and I know not why.
> 
The 1 Gb mentioned by the vendor is based on 1 kb = 1000 byte while the 
OS 1 kb= 1024 byte. This sells more Gb.
Joep