On 4/6/07, Cokey fdepercin@sc.rr.com wrote:
Tony Nelson wrote:
At 5:12 PM -0400 4/5/07, Cokey wrote:
Tony Nelson wrote:
At 3:14 PM -0500 4/3/07, Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote:
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Cokey wrote: > > > >> I have an older dual processor server that has been >> >> happily running FC5
>> since it was released. It currently has 4G of memory and has the >> capacity for 8G using 1G sticks. Recently I was given 2 >> >> 1G sticks and
>> tried to upgrade the system. The system recognizes the memory and >> boots, but then locks up with: >> >> exec of initj(/sbin/init) failed: Exec format error. >> Removing the memory clears the problem. I have also tried some 512 >> sticks and they also cause the same problem. Essentially >> >> anything over
>> 4G regardless of the how that's arrived at will cause the lockup. >> >> Looking for any hints/ideas. >> >> Tnx >> >> Cokey >> >> >> >> >> > You may want to check how your system handles more then 4G of > memory. I seam to recall a thread a while ago about a system leaving > a hole in memory and the BIOS producing an incorrect memory map when > the extra memory was added. (I think it was with more then 2G in > that thread.) You should also check to see if there is BIOS update > for your machine. > > Mikkel > > > Good idea but unfortunately there's no BIOS updates for this system beyond what's installed. Wish there were... And there's nothing I can change in the BIOS either. Manual doesn't say anything about a memory hole... but then it might not.
You say this is an older system. If it is 32 bit, 4 gig is the maximum amount of memory you can address in 32 bits.
PAE.
Ok, so? PAE is enabled in the kernel and this box has dual Pentium III which are PAE enabled. Am I missing something?
Not you, him, in saying that 4 GB was the max physical memory for a 32 bit kernel.
Ok, now in case anyone's interested, I stuffed 7 G in the box (6 X 1G and 2 X 512) and Windows 2000 server (install) booted just fine.
Also received a different message when I tried to boot Linux... Kernel panic - not syncing: attempt to kill init
I'm really confused now.
Cokey
Unless you have Advanced Server the box will only see 4GB. Google search produced this: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx